In partnership with Kahi Estates by Damosa Land, Salcedo Auctions hosted the country’s first-ever auction vernissage and preview outside of Manila — in the largest city in the Philippines’ Island of Promise, Mindanao. 

A curated selection of Philippine masterpieces, the largest assembly of works by National Artists and other leading artists to be exhibited in Davao in recent memory, are on exhibit until 1 September at the Damosa Diamond Tower, an architectural city landmark whose facade depicts the wavy fibers of the banana, Davao’s top export commodity, and a tribute to the Floirendo-Lagdameo family’s agribusiness legacy.

The vernissage was presided over by Salcedo Auctions chairman and chief specialist Richie Lerma, his wife Karen Kua Lerma, Salcedo’s vice chair and chief financial officer, and Cary Lagdameo, president of the Real Estate and Construction Group of Damosa Land Inc.  The sumptuous spread was prepared by leading restaurateurs Uno Tupas and Mimi Vergara Tupas, while guests included a mix of Davao society and art collectors.