Closed bank art collections sold out during virtual auction

All 1,057 closed bank artwork collections put up in the auction block by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) were sold out during its first ever virtual art auction in partnership with Leon Gallery Fine Art & Antiques. This was also a pioneering collaboration by Leon Gallery with a government institution.

The PDIC reported that the auction conducted on December 11, 2021, raised a total of P23.2 million in sales of art collections previously owned by closed banks under PDIC’s liquidation. The sale exceeded the aggregate minimum disposal price of P3.7 million by 527%.  

Auctioned art collections consisted of non-museum grade paintings and suited for private collection, and other artworks such as wooden furniture, religious sculptures, ceramic works, carvings, tapestry, and other artworks.

Proceeds from the recent artwork auction will be added to the closed banks’ funds held in trust by the PDIC. Successful auctions and disposal initiatives will benefit the creditors of closed banks by increasing the chances to recover their trapped funds in closed banks. The settlement of creditors’ claims is also seen to benefit the country by way of plowing back the funds to the economy through savings, capital and investments.

For more information on PDIC’s asset disposal initiatives and upcoming public bidding schedules, interested parties may visit https://assetsforsale.pdic.gov.ph/ or call the PDIC Public Assistance Department during office hours at (02) 8841-4141. Prospective buyers outside of Metro Manila may call the PDIC toll-free hotline during office hours at 1-8001-888-PDIC or 1-800-1-888-7342. Inquiries may also be sent through e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph, or by private message to either the PDIC’s Assets for Sale Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PDICAssetsforSale or the PDIC’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OfficialPDIC.