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PART-TIME PHOTO EDITOR / RETOUCHER JOB OPPORTUNITY We are a fast paced and high volume auction company located in Philadelphia,PA. We hold regularly scheduled auctions live and online. With an average of 700-1000 lots per month, each lot with as many as 10 images. We are seeking a part-time Photo Editor / Retoucher to assist our team for immediate hire. The Photo Editor / Retoucher will edit and process photos as instructed using Lightroom, Photoshop and Bridge. Our staff typically processes approximately 50 images per hour. The part-time Photo Editor / Retoucher must be able to work quickly and efficiently while still providing professional results. Please email your current CV and samples of your work to expert@materialculture.com

Invitation to Consign American and International Fine, Folk, Outsider Art Auction: Thursday, April 14, 2022 Consignments accepted until March

Oriental Rugs from American Estates | 49 Live Online Auction: Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 10AM ET Exhibition Preview: December 13-14, 11am-4pm, 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)

A Selection of Chinese Minority Textiles and Artifacts from the Roger Hollander Collection Browse the Virtual Catalog Live Online Auction: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 10AM ET Exhibition: December 6-7, 10am-4pm, 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)

Pining, 2021, 15” H X 9 ½ “ X 8 ¼ “.  Price: $1200 American Gothic, Price: $2000/pair. Bayla, 2020, 16 ½ ”H X 7” W X 9” D. Shadow, 2020, 17 ½ “H X 8” W X 10 ½ “ D. SOLD Tulu, The Potter’s Wheel, 2017, 18” H X 12 ½“W X 13 ½“ L. Price: $1500 SOLD Leaning In, 2020, 13” ½ H X 9” W X 12” D. Price: $700 Collared, 2020, 13 ¾ “H X 8” W X 11 ½ D. Price: $700 In Bloom, 2020, 12” H X 9“W X 9 ½ “D. Price: $700 Mug Shot with Cigarette, 2019, 12 ½ H X 7 ½ “W X 12” D. Price: $700 SOLD Dog Days, 2019, 13” H X 7” W X 9 ¾” D. Price: $700 Mug Shot Philadelphia, 2019, 11” H X 9” W X 11” D. Price: $700 Uncle Buster, 2021, 11” H X 9” W X 11” L. Price: $700 Smoking Becky 1, 2021, 8 ¾ “H X 9” W X 10” L. $500 Smoking Becky 2, 2021, 8 ½ “H X 8 ¾” W X 10 ½ “ L. $500 Smoking Becky 3, 2021, 9 ½” H X 11” [...]

October Estates | Fine, Folk, Asian & Ethnographic Art | Antiques & Decorative Arts | Textile Arts Live Online Auction: Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 10AM ET Preview: October 24-25, 11am-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 CATHRYN COOTNER COLLECTION Important Single Owner Sale of Ethnographic, Tribal & Textile Arts Live Auction Day 1: Sunday, November 14, 2021, 10am Live Auction Day 2: Monday, November 15, 10am Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Exhibition: Saturday, November 6 – Saturday, November 13, 11am – 4pm Join Us! Reception & Auction Highlights Gallery Talk by Tribal Arts Specialist, Bruce Frank, Saturday, November 13, 1pm – 4pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals: Day 1: Ethnographic and Tribal Art     Day 2: Textiles | Weaving Arts | Fine and Folk Art | Furnishings | Jewelry   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Cathryn Cootner (1937-2021) Cathryn M. Cootner was a fixture in the world of ethnographic art and textiles. Her remarkable passion for tribal arts of all kinds was known from New York’s Hajji Baba Club to San Francisco’s annual Tribal Arts Show. An eternal student, she collected and studied, taught and exhibited diverse tribal arts for more than 40 years. Click to Browse the Virtual Print Catalog Cootner gave her first university lecture on textiles in 1968. By 1981, she was guest [...]

Auction: Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 9AM ET Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Preview: Sept. 27-28, 11am-3pm, appointment required; please email a list of lots you wish to inspect, contact frontdesk@materialculture.com Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on these Portals:   Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF)