Treasure trove of antiques
SOME of the best and unique antique finds are found in places you’d least expect. One such place is Traviesa Antiques along the Sta. Rosa Road toward Tagaytay City.
Antiques conjure up feelings of history, antiquity and heritage. They provide a unique ambiance to any home.
Traviesa is home to such items—like a framed German lithograph of rural Zamboanga, which was chanced upon in a flea market in Zurich.
There are balayong hardwood windows from Taal, Batangas, and a frame of Damian Domingo mestiza prints.
There is an aparador showcasing a whole entourage of ceremonial dolls of Japanese royalty, gentry and servitude. There’s also a room-full of mirrors of all sizes and shapes and inlays. And a kimona butterfly sleeve pressed within a Japanese antique frame.
Proprietor Jose Miranda said unique pieces include an old military medicine chest converted into a mini study table; intricately designed Japanese ceramic glued atop old baluster pieces that serve as candleholders; and beveled glass windows crowned with fret-worked wood to stand out as work of art against a wall.
One interesting story is how Miranda chanced upon a carosa pinukpok of Our Lady of Manaoag. There was this boy heading for a junk shop with rolled-up sheets of crown, vestures and wraparounds of the santo. The boy was happy to have sold it for P500.
Call 0917-8821846; e-mail mirandajose.21846@gmail.com.