Casa De Memoria, the country’s premier auction house for European fine and decorative arts, recently shone the spotlight on the men of society.

Their most recent auction, dubbed “The Gentleman’s Pursuits”, featured furniture, paintings, and various conversation pieces that were bold, imposing, and downright masculine—the type of pieces that would fit right in a well-curated man cave.

 The viewing party, held at Casa De Memoria’s main gallery along Jupiter St. in Makati, had more than just society’s refined men in attendance. 

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Casa De Memoria Marketing Manager Camille Lhuillier shares a few cocktails with Joanna Preysler Francisco of The Provenance Gallery.

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Alexei Villaraza, Aga Muhlach, Charlene Muhlach, Miguel Rosales, and Joanna Cabangon  

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Ferdi Salvador, Tiffany Mathay, Polly Mathay, Angelique Miranda, Camille Lhuillier, and Miguel Rosales.

083.jpgSigned verso by contemporary Portuguese artist Sara Maia, sold at PHP 220,000.

With an assortment of cocktails by ABV and hors d'oeuvres by Lazy Bastard, esteemed guests were in high spirits as they basked in the beauty of the pieces on display, curated by none other than renowned Creative Consultant Miguel Rosales.

Notable lots sold included a painting by Portuguese contemporary artist Sara Maia, an 18th century center table carved in the Baroque style of Don Jose I, and even a signed copy of Helmut Newton’s SUMO—the biggest and most expensive book of the 20th century. 

 

Casa De Memoria’s next auction, Auction .0007, is on July 1. For more information, visit CasaDeMemoria.com, follow @CasaDeMemoria on Instagram, and like @TheCasaDeMemoria on Facebook.