Lhuillier-managed auction house Casa De Memoria celebrates its 5th anniversary with its second auction of the year on May 22.
The Segundo auction, the second of the house’s quarterly auctions, will feature exquisite pieces from the 17th to the 20th century by renowned Filipino and European artists.
An extensive array of religious artworks such as the oil painting of Santísima Trinidad, a mid to late 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting the Holy Trinity attributed to Justiniano Asunción (1816 – 1896) and the St. Jerome oil painting from 18th to 19th century on wood by Juan Arzeo will go under the hammer. Another oil painting at the auction is a 19th-century icon painting on wood depicting St. Barbara by Antonio Malantic.
More sets of paintings will also be available at the auction, like the three-piece reverse glass paintings depicting Quotidian scenes from the 18th century and a pair of watercolor paintings of the picturesque Cagayan River and Jolo by Capt. Eduardo Moreno Esteller, a Spanish soldier stationed in the Philippines.
Bidders can also look forward to the historic Philippine Map from the 18th century, portraits sketched by Romeo Tabuena (1921-2015), and Manuel Montoya’s depiction of a courtyard scene in the 19th century.
Also up for bidding are the sophisticated ivory boxes from the 19th century, an English ivory trinket box and an Anglo-Indian Sadeli box, which has minute parquetry out of dyed horns, bones, pewter, and mother of pearl with a wooden interior.
Go to www.casadememoria.com for more information.
