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SARAJO | THE YOSI BARZILAI COLLECTION Live Showroom Auction: Monday, October 23, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: October 20-21-22, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception, Sunday, October 22, Noon to 4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and [...]

Ethnographic, Ancient, Asian & Textile Arts ~ 659 No Reserve Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, September 28, 2023, 9 AM ET Public Exhibition: September 25-26-27, 11AM – 4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live [...]

BIG TENT | RUGS & KILIMS ~ 447 No Reserve Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: September 19-20, 11AM-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding [...]

THE RUSSELL S. FLING COLLECTION | FINE RUGS AND TEXTILES Live Showroom Auction: Monday, December 4, 2023, 10am et Public Exhibition: December 1-2-3, 11am to 4pm Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception, December 3, 1pm to 4pm    

BIG TENT 4 | Fine Art, Antiques & Decorative Arts, Asian & Ethnographic Arts, Much, Much More, Including Many Single Lot Lifetime Collections ~ 443 No Reserve Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: August 14-15, 11AM-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions [...]

ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 59 ~ 443 Lots ~ Click to View the Virtual Catalog Live Showroom Auction: Monday, July 31, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: July 28-29-30, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception | Sunday, July 30, Noon-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions [...]

ETHNOGRAPHIC & TEXTILE ARTS ~ 526 Lots, No Reserves ~ Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, June 29, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: June 26-27-28, 11AM-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live: Please Note: There Are No Hidden [...]

BIG TENT 3 Fine Art, Antiques & Decorative Arts | Asian & Ethnographic Arts | Much More | 476 Lots, No Reserve Live Online Auction, Also Accepting Phone & Absentee Bids: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: June 5-6, 11AM-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) [...]

ANDREW TURNER EXHIBITION & AUCTION Live Showroom Auction: Monday, June 19, 2023, 1PM ET Public Exhibition: June 16-17-18, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception | Sunday, June 18, Noon-4PM Enjoy a relaxing video stroll through the Andrew Turner Collection... Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) [...]

Browse the Virtual Print Catalog ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 58 Antique Collectible and Decorative Oriental Rugs, Kilims, Trappings Live Showroom Auction: Monday, May 22, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: May 19-20-21, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception | Sunday, May 21, Noon-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid [...]

Browse the Virtual  Catalog FROM THE LANDS OF THE SUN The Richard Stewart Collection of Baluch and Navajo Weavings Each successful Baluch buyer will receive a complimentary copy of "From the Land of the Sun: The Richard Stewart Collection of Baluch Rugs, Bags & Trappings", including 103 [...]

ART 22 | FINE  FOLK  OUTSIDER Live Showroom Auction: Monday, April 3, 10AM Public Exhibition: March 31 to April 1-2, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception, Sunday, April 2, Noon to 4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Absentee Bid [...]

Ethnographic, Folk, Ancient, Tribal & Asian Arts | Textile Arts 432 Lots Live Showroom Auction: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10AM Public Exhibition: March 10-11-12, 11AM – 4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions [...]

SPRING ESTATES Celebrating A Century of Life on The Main Line— Featuring The Oakwell Estate, Villanova, PA With Other Fine Local & Regional Estates Fine Art, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Furnishings, Oriental Rugs, Tapestries, Garden Statuary, Much More… Live Showroom Auction at Material Culture Monday, April 24, 2023, 9AM Public Preview [...]

African Folk & Tribal Arts | 406 Lots Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, January 31, 11AM Public Exhibition: January 29-30, 11AM-4PM JOIN US! Exhibition & Refreshments, Sunday, January 29, Noon to 4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Absentee Bid Form | Telephone [...]

Oriental Rugs from American Estates 56 | 429 Lots Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, December 8, 2022, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: December 5 – 6 –7, 11AM-4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) [...]

Seth J Hersh in Indonesia, 1970's A significant portion of my life was spent in Indonesia. I went to Indonesia as a drilling engineer in 1972. Those were heady days: two years out of college, working 24/7 for a week, running an offshore drilling rig in the Java [...]

DAY TWO: Ethnographic Arts | Textiles ~378 Lots~ Live Showroom Auction | Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 10AM Public Exhibition: November 11-12-13, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Reception and Refreshments, Sunday, November 13, Noon - 4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions [...]

DAY ONE Ethnographic, Ancient, Tribal & Asian Arts ~562 Lots~ Live Showroom Auction | Monday, November 14, 2022, 10AM Public Exhibition: November 11-12-13, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Reception and Refreshments, Sunday, November 13, Noon - 4PM Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms [...]

The Dardashti Collection | Fine Antique Oriental Rugs & Carpets ~241 Lots~ Browse the Virtual Print Catalog Live Showroom Auction Monday, October 24, 2022, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: October 20 - 23, 11am - 4pm Join Us! Reception and Refreshments, Sunday, October 23, Noon - 4PM Browse the [...]

Sylvia and Philip Chaplain Collection Asian Art | Fine, Folk & Ethnographic Art | Decorative Arts Live Showroom Auction: Monday, September 19, 2022, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: September 16-17-18, 11AM – 4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception & Refreshments: Sunday, September 18, Noon – 3PM Also accepting phone and absentee bids.  [...]

When Artists Collect | Jimmy and Angela Clark Collection ~132 Lots~ Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: September 10-11-12-13, 11AM – 4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception & Refreshments: Sunday, September 11, Noon – 3PM Also accepting phone and absentee bids.  Browse the Auction Catalog and [...]

Join Us On A Video Stroll Carol Summers Collection A Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles ~243 Lots~ Live Showroom Auction: Monday, September 12, 2022, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: September 10-11, 11AM – 4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception & Refreshments: Sunday, September 11, Noon – 3PM Also accepting phone [...]

Oriental Rugs & Kilims from American Estates | 53 ~296 Lots~ Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: August 29-30, 11am-4pm, Appointment required, contact frontdesk@materialculture.com Also accepting phone and absentee bids.  Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid [...]

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