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FINE ANTIQUE RUGS AND TEXTILE ARTS Featuring the John T. Wertime Collection with Other Fine Estates and Private Collections 2-Day Live Showroom Auction: June 17-18, 11AM ET Exhibition: June 14-15-16, 11AM-4PM Join Us! 
Exhibition Reception and Refreshments Sunday, June 16, Noon to 4PM DAY 2: TEXTILE ARTS  (LOTS 411 – 639) Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 11AM ET BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals:

Browse the Virtual Catalog FINE ANTIQUE RUGS AND TEXTILE ARTS Featuring the John T. Wertime Collection with Other Fine Estates and Private Collections 2-Day Live Showroom Auction: June 17-18, 11AM ET Exhibition: June 14-15-16, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception and Refreshments, Sunday, June 16, Noon to 4PM Special 2PM Gallery Walk Through & Discussion: James Opie (author of Tribal Rugs: Nomadic and Village Weavings from the Near East and Central Asia) and Material Culture founder, George Jevremovic Twenty-six years ago, John Wertime’s article featuring a portion of his extensive collection appeared in HALI, “Back to Basics: Primitive Pile Rugs of West & Central Asia.” While focused on structural characteristics and technique, the visuals captured their readers. That article featured chosen examples from Anatolia east through Persia, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, only a small segment of his expansive collection featured in our auction. (continue reading) DAY 1: RUGS, KILIMS, TRAPPINGS  (LOTS 1 – 410) Live Showroom Auction: Monday, June 17, 2024, 11AM ET BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: NOTE: There Are [...]

FINE ANTIQUE RUGS AND TEXTILE ARTS Featuring the John T. Wertime Collection with Other Fine Estates and Private Collections 2-Day Live Showroom Auction: June 17-18, 11AM ET Exhibition: June 14-15-16, 11AM-4PM Join Us! 
Exhibition Reception and Refreshments Sunday, June 16, Noon to 4PM DAY 1: RUGS, KILIMS, TRAPPINGS  (LOTS 1 – 410) Live Showroom Auction: Monday, June 17, 2024, 11AM ET BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: DAY 2: TEXTILE ARTS  (LOTS 411 – 639) Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 11AM ET BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: NOTE: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.  

ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 65 ~ 350 LOTS ~ NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 11AM Public Exhibition: May 26-27-28, 11AM-4PM (please make an appointment and provide a list of the lots you wish to view in person: frontdesk@materialculture.com or call 215-438-4700) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: NOTE: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

Frantz Zephirin (b. 1968) Frantz Zephirin (b. 1968) is one of the most recognizable contemporary visionary Haitian painters working today. As a toddler he watched his uncle, the painter Antoine Obin, as he worked and by the age of 7, Frantz was making his own paintings of colonial homes that line Cap-Haitien's coast. Swiftly diverging from the traditional Cap Haitian style, Zephirin developed a highly original approach, infusing his art with themes ranging from politics to social dynamics and Vodou spirituality. His works pulsate with vibrant compositions, brimming with anthropomorphic animal imagery, intricate patterns, and vivid colors. Drawing inspiration from Christian and modern Vodou practices, Zephirin's art serves as a visual tapestry of Haiti's rich spiritual heritage. In 1996 he won a gold medal in the Third Biennial of Caribbean and Central American Painting at the Museum of Modern Art in the Dominican Republic. That same year, he was one of five Haitians selected for the 5th Cuenca Biennial in Ecuador. In 1997 and 1998, two of Zephirin’s paintings toured the United States in the landmark exhibition Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, organized by UCLA’s Fowler Museum of Cultural History, with subsequent presentations in Miami, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, [...]

FINE .FOLK .OUTSIDER ~ 500 PLUS LOTS ~ Featuring 142 Lots of Haitian Art (Lots 61-202) Live Showroom Auction: Monday, April 29, 2024, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: April 26-27-28 Exhibition Reception & Refreshments Noon to 4PM, Sunday, April 28 JOIN US! Special Guest Visiting Artist Frantz Zephirin (Haitian, b. 1968), Live Painting Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, Noon-4pm Frantz Zephirin (Haitian, b. 1968) Frantz Zephirin (b. 1968) is one of the most recognizable contemporary visionary Haitian painters working today. As a toddler he watched his uncle, the painter Antoine Obin, as he worked and by the age of 7, Frantz was making his own paintings of colonial homes that line Cap-Haitien's coast. Swiftly diverging from the traditional Cap Haitian style, Zephirin developed a highly original approach, infusing his art with (continue reading) GALLERY TALK Glenn Stokes: 40 Years of Collecting Haitian Art Sunday, April 28, 1pm Glenn Stokes Glenn Stokes, a dedicated champion of Haitian art and culture, has cultivated a profound bond with Haiti over four decades of engagement and support. Having worked in Haiti and collected its art since the 1960s, he cherishes its unique artistic identity, emphasizing its distinction from other nations' art [...]

Click to View the Catalog FINE .FOLK .OUTSIDER ~516 LOTS~ Live Showroom Auction: Monday, April 29, 2024, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: April 26-27-28 Exhibition Reception & Refreshments Noon to 4PM, Sunday, April 28 JOIN US! Special Guest Visiting Artist
 Frantz Zephirin (Haitian, b. 1968), Live Painting 
 Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, Noon-4pm Frantz Zephirin (Haitian, b. 1968) Frantz Zephirin (b. 1968) is one of the most recognizable contemporary visionary Haitian painters working today. As a toddler he watched his uncle, the painter Antoine Obin, as he worked and by the age of 7, Frantz was making his own paintings of colonial homes that line Cap-Haitien’s coast. Swiftly diverging from the traditional Cap Haitian style, Zephirin developed a highly original approach, infusing his art with (continue reading) GALLERY TALK Glenn Stokes: 40 Years of Collecting Haitian Art Sunday, April 28, 1pm Glenn Stokes Glenn Stokes, a dedicated champion of Haitian art and culture, has cultivated a profound bond with Haiti over four decades of engagement and support. Having worked in Haiti and collected its art since the 1960s, he cherishes its unique artistic identity, emphasizing its distinction from other nations' art forms. Residing in New [...]

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SPRING FORWARD! DAY TWO FIELD FINDINGS & WAREHOUSE EXCAVATIONS A 2 DAY LIVE SHOWROOM AUCTION EXTRAVAGANZA ~ NO RESERVES ~ TEXTILE ARTS, DECORATIVE ARTS, GARDEN & ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, CURIOS, COLLECTIBLES, MUCH MORE | 437 LOTS Live Showroom Auction: Day 2, Wednesday, April 17, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: April 13-14-15, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Opening Day Exhibition & Mezze Refreshments, Including–Weather Permitting—Outdoor Barbecue Saturday, April 13, Noon to 4PM BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: NOTE: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

SPRING FORWARD! DAY ONE FIELD FINDINGS & WAREHOUSE EXCAVATIONS A 2 DAY LIVE SHOWROOM AUCTION EXTRAVAGANZA ~ NO RESERVES ~ ART, ANTIQUES, FURNISHINGS, ETHNOGRAPHIC & FOLK ART, DECORATIVE ARTS, FOUND OBJECTS, CURIOS, COLLECTIBLES | 575 LOTS Live Showroom Auction: Day 1, Tuesday, April 16, 10AM Public Exhibition: April 13-14-15, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Opening Day Exhibition & Mezze Refreshments, Including–Weather Permitting—Outdoor Barbecue Saturday, April 13, Noon to 4PM BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: NOTE: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.