The Nonesuch

Trickie Lopa, Dindin

Araneta and Lisa Periquet, the trio behind Art Fair Philippines and Art in the Park, recently staged The Nonesuch: Fine Collectibles and Rarities fair at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

This fair showcased art, antiques, furniture, jewelry, books, maps and prints, rare objects and other collectibles. Exhibition designer Gino

Gonzales transformed The Gallery of The Peninsula to bring back the look and feel of the famed Escolta Street in Manila during its heyday.

The three-day event featured pieces from Gallery Deus, Gallery Joshua, Gallery of Prints, Leon Gallery, Maria Angelica Rare Finds, Maria Closa Tribal Arts, Natalya Lagdameo, Nicole Whisenhunt, Osmundo, Tawalisi Antiques and Unang Panahon.

The Nonesuch Salon also featured a speakers’ series with personalities who talked about different topics like on collecting and stewardship; Ino Manalo Ambeth Mico Ocampo Manalo

on the Bohol urna (home altar); on the origins and construction technology of the Filipino

altars; Martin Tinio mesa Jr. peineta on the (decorative comb); Floy Quintos on the Ifugao bale (native house); and Augusto Gonzalez III on the titans of Filipino taste.

General manager of Breguet France and the brand’s historian and archivist

Emmanuel Breguet flew in for the event for a talk on the heritage of Breguet, the copresentor of the fair.

Other sponsors were the Bank of the Philippine Islands and The Peninsula Manila.

(From left) Kit Silverio-Zobel, Rolph Lietz, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Mercedes Zobel and Ava Pessina.

(From left) The Nonesuch organizers Trickie Lopa, Dindin Araneta and Lisa Periquet with exhibition designer Gino Gonzales.

Several mesa altars from the Virata collection on display at The Nonesuch.

The Nonesuch exhibition designer Gino Gonzales brought the look and feel of the famous Escolta Street to The Gallery of The Peninsula Manila for the fair.

Martin Graz and Breguet France GM Emmanuel Breguet.

Maria Closa Tribal Arts’ Maria Closa.