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ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 72 Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 11AM EST Public Exhibition: February 23-24, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Opening Exhibition Reception & Refreshments, Sunday, February 23, Noon to 4PM 383 LOTS, NO RESERVES 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.

Material Culture is located in what was once the largest radio manufacturing plant in the world! What Would Arthur Atwater Kent Think of 4700 Wissahickon Today? Arthur Atwater Kent (1873-1949) Founded by Arthur Atwater Kent (1873-1949), the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company became, by 1925, the largest maker of radios in the world. At its peak, in 1929, the company employed over 12,000 workers here at 4700 Wissahickon Ave. manufacturing nearly one million radio sets annually. The 32 acre single-expanse building with serrated glass-roof was an architectural sensation and received thousands of international visitors. The company also sponsored the popular "Atwater Kent Hour", a top-rated radio concert music program heard on NBC and CBS from 1926 to 1934. The show featured top entertainment and became one of the most popular and acclaimed regular radio programs of the era. Since 1993, Material Culture has recycled a sizable portion of Atwater Kent's factory in a number of inventive and ground-breaking ways: Atwater Kent Radio Manufacturing Plant (1946) • As a warehouse store that is equal parts Grand Bazaar and Post-Modern Industrial, a space filled with legendary values and surprises, where thousands of savvy shoppers, designers, collectors, and businesses around [...]

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTS | 41 Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11AM EST Public Exhibition: February 23-24-25, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Opening Exhibition Reception & Refreshments, Sunday, February 23, Noon to 4PM 309 LOTS, NO RESERVES 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.

WINTER ESTATES | FOLK & FINE ART | ETHNOGRAPHIC | DECORATIVE ARTS & ANTIQUES | ORIENTAL RUGS 538 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: February 9-10, 11AM-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:  

James Douglas James Douglas was a serious and thoughtful collector of Baluch and other Persian tribal and village rugs—in the most positive sense of those terms. He had a natural proclivity for collecting; before his interest in rugs, he had amassed a substantial collection of fly-fishing rods, the sale of which helped fund his new passion for rugs. Initially, his focus was on “Baluch” rugs, but his analytical mindset soon led him to critically differentiate between the various sub-divisions within that category. He became the Baluch collecting world’s most dedicated collector of “Arab” Baluch rugs, seeking both outstanding examples of well-known types and highly atypical pieces. Examples of each are included here. He also explored other subsets of the “Baluch” group, such as symmetrically knotted rugs, rugs with red grounds, and—rare among American collectors—flatwoven pieces ranging from small personal bags to substantial floor coverings. His wide-ranging interest in Baluch rugs was represented in the exhibition he curated for the 2002 American Conference on Oriental Rugs in Indianapolis, much of which was later published in Inclusively Baluch, about a decade later. As his collecting journey continued, his interests expanded. While he remained focused on pieces woven for local use [...]

ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 71 Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 11AM EST Public Exhibition: January 26-27, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Opening Exhibition Reception & Refreshments, Sunday, January 26, Noon to 4PM 428 LOTS, NO RESERVES About James Douglas, Who's Collection is Featured in This Auction James Douglas was a serious and thoughtful collector of Baluch and other Persian tribal and village rugs—in the most positive sense of those terms… Continue reading 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.

TOUR THE STORE SNEAK PEEK: MC'S NEWEST PROJECT | “By George, they’ve nailed it!” Discover New Creations Weekly! Straight from our Philadelphia studio and workshop, explore our latest collection of upholstered furnishings, masterfully crafted with exquisite antique and vintage rugs, kilims, and textiles. ANGLO-INDIAN FURNITURE AT INCREDIBLE PRICES! PRESENTING OUR 30 YEAR CELEBRATION RUG SALE! 30% Off & Selected Screaming Rug Bargains 90% Off! BACK IN THE DAY Material Culture is located in what was once the largest radio manufacturing plant in the world! OUR OWN BOUTIQUE SHOP

SERVING SELLERS & BUYERS, INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, BUSINESSES, TRUSTS, MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES SEEKING QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS  INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, BUSINESSES, TRUSTS, MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES Fine, Folk and Outsider Art • Ethnographic, Tribal, Ancient and Asian Arts • Antique Carpets and Textile Arts • Antiques and Decorative Arts • Modern Design • Americana • Jewelry, Silver and Objects de Vertu UPCOMING AUCTIONS SCHEDULE ORIENTAL RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 71 Featuring the James Douglas Collection Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Public Exhibition: January 26-27 THE ZAIRA & MARCEL MIS COLLECTION | TEXTILE ARTS 214 LOTS, NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: January 26-27-28, 11AM-4PM SAMPLING OF RECENT AUCTION RESULTS WANTED: Single Owner Collections and Estates