Auctions

AMERICA’S GOT RUGS! ANTIQUE, VINTAGE & MODERN RUGS FROM AMERICAN ESTATES CHANGE OF DATE: Due to Technical Internet Issues Beyond Our Control, This Auction Was Postponed on September 12. New Starting Date and Time: LIVE SHOWROOM AUCTION: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, 10AM 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: 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.

AUGUST ESTATES FINE ART, ANTIQUES, DECORATIVE ARTS, ASIAN ARTS, FURNISHINGS, ETHNOGRAPHICA 532 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 10AM ET
 Public Exhibition: August 25, 26, 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:

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, July 31, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: July 29 - 30, 11AM - 4PM Please Note: If you wish to examine certain lots in person during the exhibition, please make an appointment and email the list of lot numbers ahead to expert@materialculture.com 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.      

SUMMER ESTATES | NO RESERVES | 585 LOTS FINE ART, ANTIQUES, DECORATIVE ARTS, FINE FURNISHINGS, ETHNOGRAPHICA, ORIENTAL RUGS Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, July, 17, 2024, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: July 14, 15, 16, 11AM-4PM Join us! Exhibition Reception & Outdoor Barbecue, Sunday, July 14, 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: For decades, Material Culture has sourced and sold antique Anglo-Indian furniture in our retail store, owing to its great popularity, home utility, and bench-made quality—qualities sorely lacking in today’s contemporary, mass-manufactured, "disposable" furniture. For the first time in our 30-year history, we are offering a container of this furniture at auction, diverging from our usual focus on selling items from estates and private individuals. This venture is an experiment to determine if the auction model is a viable method for marketing these items. We hope that both resellers and private individuals find this an effective way to shop. Unlike contemporary alternatives made from engineered wood or plastic, this real wood furniture is longer-lasting, more sustainable, and arguably more beautiful. These pieces, such [...]

SUMMER ESTATES NO RESERVES | 585 LOTS FINE ART, ANTIQUES, DECORATIVE ARTS, FINE FURNISHINGS, ETHNOGRAPHICA, ORIENTAL RUGS Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, July, 17, 2024, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: July 14, 15, 16, 11AM-4PM Join us! Exhibition Reception & Outdoor Barbecue, Sunday, July 14, 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.    

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, 2024, 11AM ET DAY 1: RUGS, KILIMS, TRAPPINGS (LOTS 1 – 410) Live Showroom Auction: Monday, June 17, 11AM ET DAY 2: TEXTILE ARTS (LOTS 411 – 639) Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, June 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 More Information   Philadelphia, PA.,  June, 2024 — 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. Beginning with the minimalist art that so fascinated John Wertime, the appeal is immediately apparent; the grouping of his [...]

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 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 [...]

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.