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ETHNOGRAPHIC | ASIAN | TRIBAL | ANCIENT 509 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, October 21, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: October 19-20, 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: 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.          

Please join us for a fundraiser in support of flipping the State Senate and delivering Governor Shapiro the Democratic Trifecta. This event will benefit Chris Thomas for Senate District 24 and James Malone for re-election in Senate District 36 DATE: Friday, October 2nd TIME: 6:00-7:30PM LOCATION: Material Culture, 4700 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 RSVP: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/letstakebackpa CONTRIBUTION LEVELS: GUEST: $100 | SUPPORTER $250 | FRIEND: $500 | SPONSOR: $1000 | HOST: $2500 Why is flipping the PA State Senate essential to Pennsylvania’s future? First, the PA State Senate is where good bills passed by the House go to die. Last session, 350 bills were passed by the House, were never brought up in or and passed by the Senate, and thus never arrived at Governor Shapiro’s desk. That’s the negative way of expressing it. Here’s a more positive take: What Does A Democratic Trifecta in PA Look Like? A Growth Agenda with a Focus On: 1) Affordability 2) Investments in Jobs, Innovation and Economic Development 3) Funding for Transit and Transportation Specific Bills That Can Pass with a Trifecta Would Include: 4) Increase in Minimum Wage 5) Paid Family and Medical Leave 6) Protection for Reproductive [...]

ANTIQUE VILLAGE & TRIBAL RUGS, KILIMS, TRAPPINGS 345 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: October 12-13, 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: 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 | 81 216 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: September 28-29, 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: 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.      

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTS 452 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, September 23, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: September 21-22, 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: 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.    

ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS Kwame Akoto (b. 1950, Kumasi, Ghana), who signs his work "Almighty God," is one of Ghana's most celebrated contemporary painters. Trained as a commercial sign painter, he founded Almighty God Art Works in 1972, developing a distinctive style of vividly colored paintings that combine expressive imagery with hand-painted text. Following his conversion to Christianity, his work became deeply rooted in biblical themes, moral lessons, portraits, and social commentary, earning international recognition for its powerful fusion of popular visual culture and personal faith. Akoto's paintings have been exhibited internationally, including the landmark Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art (New York, 1991) and the retrospective How Do You See This World? The Art of Almighty God at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. His work is represented in the collections of the British Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, and numerous other public and private collections in Europe and the United States. Material Culture has been a committed supporter of Kwame Akoto's work since the 1990s. Every painting offered here was acquired directly from the artist, providing collectors with exceptional provenance and a direct connection to one of Africa's most important living painters.

SUMMER ESTATES Folk & Fine Art, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Oriental Rugs & Much More 619 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, August 12, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: August 10-11, 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: 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.  

HAITIAN AND CARIBBEAN ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY 533 LOTS | NO RESERVES Live Showroom Auction: Monday, July 20, 2026, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: July 17–19, 2026, 11AM-4PM Guest Curator: José Zelaya JOIN US! SUNDAY, JULY 19 Caribbean Barbecue & Refreshments: 1:00–3:00 PM 2:00 PM: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Art and Revolution: A Conversation with Sandra Levinson, Executive Director, Center for Cuban Studies Founder & Curator, Cuban Art Space Free and open to the public. All are welcome. Art and Revolution: A Conversation with Sandra Levinson Join us for an afternoon of conversation, food, and community as Material Culture welcomes Sandra Levinson (Executive Director, Center for Cuban Studies and Founder & Curator, Cuban Art Space) for an engaging discussion on the art and visual culture of revolutionary Cuba. Presented in conjunction with Material Culture's upcoming HAITIAN AND CARIBBEAN ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY auction, this special event offers an opportunity to explore the rich artistic and cultural currents that have shaped the Caribbean. Sandra will explore how the Cuban Revolution fundamentally transformed the island's visual culture, revealing how art became a powerful instrument for shaping national identity and providing social and political commentary. Through the vibrant worlds of poster [...]

INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTS (DAY TWO) 373 LOTS | NO RESERVE Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 11AM EST Public Exhibition: June 28-29-30, 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: 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.