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EDDIE SARMIENTO (B. 1940)
Untitled (Boat)

ESTIMATE: PHP 6,000 - 10,000

Signed and dated '96' (1996, lower right)
Oil on canvas
61 x 45.7 cm (24 x 18 in)

Lot 173 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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An elegant Art Nouveau vajilera or glass-fronted display cabinet, made by La Moda Furniture

ESTIMATE: PHP 80,000 - 95,000

C. 1920s
Manila
Narra wood, bevelled and flat glass, kamagong and lanite inlays
194 x 100 x 58 cm (76 1/2 x 39 1/4 x 22 3/4 in)

This is an exceptionally elegant, three glass-fronted panel vajilera, with a protuberant bow façade, that allows an optimal view of the highly prized fine chinaware, silverware, and glassware on display. Art Nouveau floral carvings on the top crest seamlessly blend into the Classical framework demarcated by Ionic pilaster columns and intricate sawtooth banding border inlays. It stands on cabriole legs ending in carved hoof feet. The maker’s plate remains intact on the reverse panel.

Lot 665 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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A church tripodal base for large candlestick and processional cross, decorated with sacred symbols

ESTIMATE: PHP 80,000 - 90,000

19th century
Pampanga
Cast bronze
44 x 58 x 55 cm (17 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 21 3/4 in)

A heavy base designed to support a processional cross, banner, or paschal candlestick. Each of the tapering faces stands on volute-scrolled feet, deeply cast with a distinct sacred symbol: Cross fleury, Ave Maria monogram enclosed by a beaded border and a cross, and a sword and scepter. They symbolize Christ, His Mother, and His spiritual authority. It exhibits a pronounced verdigris patina.

Lot 625 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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HUGO YONZON JR. (1924–1994)
Untitled (Mother and Child)

ESTIMATE: PHP 70,000 - 75,000

Signed and dated '82' (1982, lower right)
Oil on canvas
75 x 60 cm (29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in)

Lot 597 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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A baul or chest with 2 drawers

ESTIMATE: PHP 12,000 - 16,000

Early 1900s
Ilocos
Narra wood, lanite inlays, wrought iron
35.5 x 60 x 30 cm (14 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4 in)

Lot 311 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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A 6-seater French Provençal-style table with lyre-form trestle base connected by tusk tenon stretcher

ESTIMATE: PHP 35,000 - 40,000

c. 1940s
Manila
Narra wood
76.5 x 183 x 99.5 cm (30 x 72 x 39 1/4 in)

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FERNANDO AMORSOLO (1892 - 1972)
Baguio Trail

signed and dated 1940 (lower left)
oil on canvas
18" x 23" (46 cm x 58 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist

Indeed, Baguio Trail showcases another remarkable feature of Fernando Amorsolo’s oeuvre: the painstakingly detailed foreground, where every element receives meticulous attention. Simultaneously, the background appears shrouded in a thick mist, with each feature blending with the shadows. With his masterful strokes and exemplary use of color, this piece breathes with life. The distinct mountain air permeates the scene, almost palpable and perceptible to viewers, as if they were looking out a window.

Amorsolo’s masterpieces capture the light and colors he observed during his travels to far-flung provinces. Witnessing the grandeur of the Philippine landscape with his own eyes enabled him to capture its hues and tonal variations with precision in his canvases, as well as to create authentic representations of Philippine topography, people, and daily life. Moreover, his deep understanding of color placement, shadows, and highlights further enhances the realism of his work.

The Cordilleras, especially Baguio City, served as both a favorite retreat and a frequent subject for Amorsolo. The mountain scenery, often depicted in his paintings, not only showcases its natural beauty but also provides a picturesque backdrop for the hardworking rural folk he often portrayed, emphasizing the harmony between nature and Filipino life.

This 1940 piece, painted a few years before the Japanese occupation, undeniably captured the essence of a peaceful Philippines, a time of simplicity and grace. The maestro depicted a group of people, perhaps a family, on a mountain trek. They were carrying big baskets containing their belongings–or products to sell–as they traversed the rocky and steep mountainside. The sun is high up in the sky, but the altitude and the trees around neutralize the heat.

The rise of modernism posed as one of the greatest threats to Amorsolo’s career. As many artists shifted to abstraction and abandoned the Amorsolo school of art, collectors’ tastes also changed, and his market gradually declined. Subsequently, many people criticized and made harsh remarks about him and his work. Still, the maestro persisted in his artmaking and stayed true to his light and palette for as long as he could hold a paintbrush, a testament to his perennial artistic prowess and dedication to the arts. (Jessica Magno)

STARTING BID: ₱ 4,600,000

Lot 105 of the Leon Gallery's
Spectacular Mid Year Auction 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
G/F Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Street, Makati City

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A pair of Neoclassical brass candelabras

ESTIMATE: PHP 16,000 - 20,000

c. 1900s
European
Brass
48 x 15 x 14 cm (19 x 6 x 5 1/2 in) each

Lot 258 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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An Art Deco 2-gang cinema chairs with foldable seats and perforated backs/seats

ESTIMATE: PHP 16,000 - 22,000

c. 1930s
Manila
Narra wood
84 x 102 x 61 cm (33 x 40 1/4 x 24 in)

Lot 333 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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An Ilocos almario or pillow rack with folk-carved pediment and frieze featuring rosettes, tassels, palmette, dentils, and reels

ESTIMATE: PHP 20,000 - 26,000

19th century
Cagayan
Narra wood
214 x 54 x 32.5 cm (84 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 12 3/4 in)

Lot 348 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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Grooved Marbletop Center Table

ca. 1860
Golden narra wood (“Pterocarpus indicus”)
White marble top from southern China
H: 31 3/4" (81 cm)
D: 43 1/2" (110 cm)

PROVENANCE
Made in Binondo, Manila found in Manila and adjacent provinces

The Ultimate Prestige of the Mutli-Grooved Marble-Top Table by AUGUSTO MARCELINO REYES GONZALEZ III

It was during the second half of the nineteenth century (1850–99) that every big “bahay-na-bato” in Las Islas Filipinas (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) had two round marbletop tables with tripod bases, which signified the high social status of the homeowners, be they hacenderos (plantation owners), merchants, or both. The standard baluster bases had capitals of either upright acanthus leaves or squashes in the 1860s, and the tripod feet were of ball–and–claw in the 1860s and, later in the 1880s, of alternating C-scrolls. The one with a plain molded marble top was placed in the middle of the “caida”/entrance hall, which was the family living room and the center of everyday life. The much more expensive one with multiple grooves on the sides of the marble top — the more grooves, the more expensive, therefore the richer the owner (according to the esteemed Filipiniana researcher and scholar Martin I Tinio Jr) — was placed in the center of the “sala”/living room, which was the formal reception room for important guests and occasions.

This stately round center table with well–articulated, robust carving features a marble top with three grooves from Southern China. The marble top is supported by a simple “cenefa” apron or round frame reinforced horizontally by two crossbars centered by a plinth set on the two long pegs at the top of the tripod base. The thick baluster base has a capital of upturned acanthus leaves and a ring of egg–and– dart motifs underneath. The tripod feet are adorned with stylized, upturned acanthus leaves punctuated with single catmon flowers and terminate with eccentric, indigenized, ball–and–claw feet that look more like human fingers with nails holding a ball — rather than Oriental dragon claws clutching a jewel or Western eagle talons clutching a pearl, or lion paws. This type of upturned acanthus–leaf capital table base, alternating with the squash capital baluster, as well as the indigenized tripod, ball–and–claw feet were the earliest designs when these tables first became available in the 1860s. That became evident when these kinds of tables were found in the older 1840s–1860s “bahay–na– bato” houses.

There are not many of these Filipino grooved marble- top tables extant. Only a few have passed through the Leon Gallery auctions in the last ten years. Many of the extant ones actually have traceable provenances to the “de buena familia” old Filipino families of Manila and the surrounding provinces. They carry the weight of Filipino history. For example, the Lacson–Araneta witnessed the bold proclamation of the Republica de Negros by General Aniceto Lacson during the Philippine Revolution. The Yaptinchay–Yatco saw the great prosperity of the Sangley community of Biñan, but also the grief and fear of the Mercado and Alonso–Alberto clans, indeed all of Binan and Calamba, when one of their own, Dr Jose Rizal, was executed in December 1896. The Arnedo–Sioco table observed the promising youth of Maximino Paterno, Antonio Paterno, Felix Resurreccion–Hidalgo, Jose Rizal, Juan Luna, et al as they played cards and other games on it with Ateneo Municipal schoolmates Cayetano, Macario, and Eugenio Arnedo during summer vacations at the “La Sulipena” villa in Apalit, Pampanga.

True, there are similar, antique grooved marble-top tables to be found in France, Spain , or England, but none of them have seen momentous events infused into all Filipino material culture.

STARTING BID: ₱ 600,000

Lot 145 of the Leon Gallery's
Spectacular Mid Year Auction 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
G/F Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Street, Makati City

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A luxurious ropero or laundry hamper with keyhole

ESTIMATE: PHP 20,000 - 24,000

Early 1920s
Manila
Narra wood, cane/solihiya
86.5 x 58 x 57 cm (34 x 22 3/4 x 22 1/2 in)

Lot 356 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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