Provenance: Vigan, Ilocos Sur The Florendo Family

ABOUT THE WORK

This two-door narra cabinet, made with beautifully-grained narra planks with exceptional joinery, is simple in design and has a sturdy and masculine air to it. It was most probably commissioned for the master of the Florendo house. Its four inverted and turned vases resting on bun feet support a thick plain base with a pair of doors that open to reveal three horizontal shelves. The middle shelf has a pair of drawers under it with brass ring drawer-pulls. Each door frames an elongated panel with semi-circular ends which is surrounded with beading. Above the doors is a wide cornice very similar to those found in contemporary comodas of the Directoire type that is ubiquitous in the Ilocos region. The piece is in excellent condition.