There were also pieces of furniture a fabulous
aparador for which you had to have a spare P2 million before you raise your hand. A Cordillera
hagabi, a rather ungainly prestige bench (the seat is slanted so you could slide down), fetched an incredible P22 million. Sculpture,
santos, drawings, historical documents, maps were also on offer and fetched similarly high prices.
WORKS ON PAPER. Prints by Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. (Juvenal Sansó (Flower Vendor, restrike, 4/30).
At that rate, ordinary mortals particularly young people early on their career paths need to strategize to collect art. I suppose most want to live with things they like, to feel they got their money’s worth, and to expect an increase in the value of their stuff.