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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 (PDF) Please 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 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 at Material Culture: April 21-22-23, 11AM-4PM 4700 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia PA, 19144 Public Preview at The Oakwell Estate April 21-22-23, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Sunday, April 23, Noon to 4PM, Exhibition Reception With a Special Oakwell Vineyard Wine Tasting 1835 County Line Rd., Villanova, PA, 19085 On Monday, April 24, 2023 Material Culture is proud to host a truly special event: “Celebrating A Century of Life on The Main Line - Featuring The Oakwell Estate, Villanova, PA.” An estate auction in the grandest tradition, the sale will include property from the historic Oakwell Estate on Philadelphia’s Main Line and other fine estates from the greater Philadelphia region and Upper Manhattan. (continue reading) 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) The Oakwell Estate Please Note: There Are No [...]

India Buying Trip, December, 2022 https://youtu.be/MGEJAUr411Y The Beautiful Country, December, 2022 https://youtu.be/a7p0whmHQbA The Dardashti Collection, Sept 2022 https://youtu.be/FmL4TQlZXZM Carol Summers Collection | A Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, August, 2022 https://youtu.be/qfOqoyFcgo0 Roger Hollander Collection | Antique Indonesian Textiles https://youtu.be/WJ4aiRwaCp4 Fine Antique and Collectible Oriental Rugs, Kilims, Textiles | Featuring the Jack Cassin Collection, July 2022 https://youtu.be/9y8B7qTBNVs Jim and Kit Horne Collection, March 2022 https://youtu.be/PaniejEgZU0 Material Culture Exhibition: Ethnographic, Folk, Asian, Ancient & Tribal Arts, February, 2022 https://youtu.be/phAIAkJ9qpA Queer Eye in At MC Philadelphia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYmHe20p_zU The World of Material Culture https://youtu.be/4bXrq7G1IdU Dreams of my Brother: Visions of Obama https://youtu.be/O45knRjgK2Q "Harmony for Humanity" Music and Mezze for Hope | A Benefit for Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief, Sunday, March 5, 4pm – 8pm https://youtu.be/vo9UMGony9M Oakwell MATERIAL CULTURE SPRING ESTATES AUCTION, April 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHjNlPcXJkk Shopping Material Culture https://youtu.be/ATwG49bFAcE

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 Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.  

BIG TENT 2 | Estate Antiques, Decorative Arts & Collectibles, Fine, Folk, Asian, Ethnographic & Textile Arts ~ 548 Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: December 12 - 13, 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) Please 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 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) Please 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. LOT ORDER: 1 – 11 (Tibetan), 12 – 25 (Chinese), 26 – 160 (Antique Decorative Rugs), 161 – 166 (Books), 167 – 239 (Trappings, Bags, Kilims), 240 – 287 (Caucasian), 288 – 327 (Persian Village & Nomad), 328 –352 (Anatolian), 353 – 395 (Turkmen, C. Asian), 396 – 414 (Baluch), 415 – 426 (Mexican & More) Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.  

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 Sea. Oil priced at $3/barrel! On my free time--I’d work a week offshore and take off for a week--I would scour the antique shops in Jakarta, where I often found myself going through piles of exotic weavings and batiks. And there were many! Indonesia is a country of islands, each with its own distinctive culture, textile style, design and expression. Java. Bali. Flores. Sumba. Roti. Sabu. Lomblen. Kalimantan/Borneo. Sumatra. Sulawesi. These are a few of the many. Sumba Women Dressing Up in Sarongs from Flores In 1975, I quit my job as a drilling engineer and with six months left on my residence visa (Time is a big bonus when travelling Indonesia’s far-flung archipelago.), I headed east to Sumba, the island which had the boldest artwork for my untutored eye. I knew very little about ikat weavings but there was a strong urge for “destination Sumba”. I travelled [...]

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 (PDF) Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Please 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.  

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 and Conditions (PDF) Also accepting phone and absentee bids. Please 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.