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May Estates | Fine, Folk & Outsider Art | Antiques & Decorative Arts | Jewelry Auction: Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: May 24-25, 10am – 3pm, appointment required Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF)

The Leigh Marsh Collection | Antique Turkmen and Oriental Rugs | Fine Art Live Gallery Auction: Sunday, June 27, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: June 23-26, 10am – 5pm Exhibition Reception: Saturday, June 26, 1pm – 4pm Please Note: Let us know if you’d like us to email you the moment the sale goes live on the auction portals. Also, we are offering a free auction print catalogue (while supplies last; to be mailed early June), click here and email us your name and postal address.

Oriental Rugs from American Estates | 45 487 Lots Live Online Auction: Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: March 29-30, 10am – 3pm, appointment required. Also accepting phone and absentee bids Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price What’s In This Sale This Sale, 494 lots in all, features a broad array of oriental rugs and carpets, something that will appeal to collectors on every level, and decorators with keen eyes and creative minds. Conservative estimates reflect events of a decade ago, when most antiques and collectibles, including rugs, dramatically declined in value. True enthusiasts or those who simply wish to enhance their environments still see this as a time of opportunity, when great things can be bought for inconceivably low prices, but not for much longer as values are steadily increasing, and frequently exceed low estimates. Most of the collectible rugs in this sale are excellent examples of well known types, while others are rarely seen or offered for sale. An East Caucasian dragon sumak ( lot 92), [...]

Oriental Rugs from American Estates | 45 487 Lots Live Online Auction: Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: March 29-30, 10am – 3pm, appointment required. Also accepting phone and absentee bids What's In This Sale: This Sale, 494 lots in all, features a broad array of oriental rugs and carpets, something that will appeal to collectors on every level, and decorators with keen eyes and creative minds. Conservative estimates reflect events of a decade ago, when most antiques and collectibles, including rugs, dramatically declined in value. (continue reading) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price

Ethnographic, Tribal, Asian and Textile Arts Live Online Auction: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: February 23-24, 10am – 3pm, appointment required. Also accepting phone and absentee bids Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price ROGER HOLLANDER Material Culture is pleased to offer textiles from the collection of internationally recognized collector Roger Hollander in its upcoming Ethnographic, Tribal, Asian and Textile Arts Auction. Roger Hollander collected textiles with a passion, eye and intellect seldom matched. A graduate of Yale and a successful businessman, Hollander left the business world in the 1990s to devote himself to building the greatest collection of antique Indian trade cloth in the world. In the process, he collected many of the Indonesian textiles being auctioned this week by Material Culture. These museum-worthy textiles display motifs inspired by Indian trade cloth including batiks from Java and Sumatra and ikats and songkets from the outer islands. Well-versed in world cultures, he collected with a scholar’s eye and many of his [...]

January Arts | Fine Art | Sculpture | Works on Paper | Prints ~ 440 Lots ~ Live Online Auction: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: January 26-27, 10am – 3pm, appointment required. Also accepting phone and absentee bids Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.  

Oriental Rugs from American Estates | 44 ~ 472 Lots ~ PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE: Live Online Auction: Friday, January 22, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: January 20-21, 10am – 3pm, appointment required. Also accepting phone and absentee bids Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.