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It’s Vetted Select Day Two! Browse over 300 lots of
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTS.

Join us in person in Philadelphia:
👀 Public Exhibition: Jun 28 - 30
🗨 Live Showroom Auction: Wed, Jul 1, 11 AM EST
📍 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia

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Pictured here (left to right): Chancay Culture False Mummy Head, Central Coast, c. 1000 CE. Lot 537. Igbo Agbogho Mmuo Maiden Spirit Dance Costume, Nigeria. Lot 863. Unusual and Rare Chimu Textile, circa 1200-1400 CE. Lot 541. Wari Resist-Dyed Mantle, circa 800-900 CE. Lot 544. Navajo Rug, Storm Pattern, Ca. 1920's/30's, 4'8'' x 6'7''. Lot 571. Navajo Yei Sand Painting Rug, Late 20th C., 4'3'' x 4'2''. Lot 578. Philadelphia Centennial Exposition "Centennial" Quilt, c. 1876. Lot 606. Embroidered Sheepskin Vest, Hungary, c. 1900. Lot 620. Large Tashkent Silk Embroidered Suzani, Central Asia, 19th C., 6'1'' x 9'5''. Lot 670. Large Toraja Ikat Ceremonial Cloth (Pori Situtu), Sulawesi, Indonesia, 19th C. Lot 814.

Day One of our two-day Vetted Select auction kicks off with TRIBAL, ANCIENT & ETHNOGRAPHIC ART.

Join us in person in Philadelphia:
👀 Public Exhibition: Jun 28 - 29
🗨 Live Showroom Auction: Tue, Jun 30, 11 AM EST
📍 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia

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Pictured here (left to right): Early 20th C. Hopi Eagle Kachina Doll, Sotheby's Provenance, H: 13.5". Lot 1. Pre-Columbian Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel - Seated Shaman, H: 8.5". Lot 38. Pre-Columbian Sican Painted Copper Mask with Dangling Tears. Lot 74. Navajo Silver And Turquoise Cuff Bracelet. Lot 88. Signed Antique Netsuke, Snarling Tiger Balancing On A Crab. Lot 174. Izzi Ogbodo Enyi Elephant-Hippo Mask, Nigeria. Lot 311. African Dogon Figural Granary Lock, Mali, H: 14". Lot 357. Pre-Columbian Quimbaya 18k Gold Poporo Depicting Cazique, 106.7 g. H: 3.5". Lot 67. A Large Painting Of The Battle of Karbala, Qajar Persia, Probably Isfahan, Early 20th C. Lot 118. Lobi Beer Fermentation Floor Pot, Burkina Faso, 20th C., H: 17". Lot 358.

Enjoy this peek at 10 Lots from our auction: Vetted Select | CHINESE & ASIAN ARTS. Then browse & bid the full collection available online now at materialculture.com.

Join us in person in Philadelphia:
👀 Public Exhibition: Jun 21 - 22
🗨 Live Showroom Auction: Tue, Jun 23, 11 AM EST
📍 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia

Pictured here (left to right): Chinese 'Fahua' Glazed Porcelain Figure of Zhenwu, Daoist God, Ming Dynasty. Lot 8. Chinese Tang Dynasty Polychrome Horse And Rider. Lot 28. Chinese Polychrome Enameled Milk Glass S***f Bottle, Qing Dynasty Qianlong Mark, 19th C. Or Earlier. Lot 36. Carved Coral Figural Group Of Two Guanyin, H: 9" (23 cm). Lot 88. Burmese Mandalay Black And Gold Lacquered Bronze Figure of A Monk: 31". Lot 141. Ancient Gandharan Grey Schist Figure of Bodhisattva Maitreya, H: 27". Lot 142A. Rare Japanese Blue And White Ko-Imar or Arita Hexagon Pot, C. 17th C. Lot 152. Rare Large Pair Of Japanese Edo Period Carved Wood Nio (Vajrapani) Guardian Figures, 37". Lot 148. Rare Early Mongolian Pictorial Rug, China, 19th C., 8'4'' x 8'0''. Lot 98. An Imperial Yellow Satin Brocade Tibetan-Style 'Dragon Robe' Robe (Chuba) Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Lot 105.

479 lots to browse in our auction, Oriental Rugs from American Estates.

Join us in person in Philadelphia:
👀 Public Exhibition: Jun 15 - 16
🗨 Live Showroom Auction: Wed, Jun 17, 10 AM EST
📍 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia

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Pictured here (left to right): Karapinar Tulu, Central Anatolia, Ca. 1900, 3'4'' x 4'6''. Lot 107. Afghan War Rug (Russian Period), Afghanistan, 20th C., 3'1'' x 4'7''. Lot 171. Chinese Art Deco Rug, Ca. 1930's/40's, 8'10'' x 11'6''. Lot 310. Silk Qum Pictorial Hunting Rug, Persia, Late 20th C., 3'7'' x 5'2''. Lot 272. Afshar Flatwoven Sofreh, Persia, Ca. 1900, 4'11'' x 5'4''. Lot 2. Karakecili Kilim, West Anatolia, 19th C., 5'0'' x 7'6''. Lot 56. East Anatolian Kurd Rug, Kagizman Region, 19th C., 4'5'' x 5'9''. Lot 178. Bidjar Rug, Persia, Ca. 1900, 4'8'' x 6'11''. Lot 226. Mansion-Size Star Ushak Carpet, Turkey, 18th C., 13'6'' x 21'3''. Lot 323. Serapi Rug, Persia, Ca. 1880, 8'8'' x 11'9''. Lot 336.

Our current auction features over 300 lots, including textiles, paintings, sculptures, and more. Browse & Bid “Arts of India” online now. Just visit “Upcoming Auctions” at materialculture.com

ARTS OF INDIA
👀 Public Exhibition: Jun 7 - 8
🗨 Live Showroom Auction: Tue, Jun 9, 11 AM EST
📍 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia
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Pictured here (left to right): Illuminated Persian Manuscript Codex, Ethical Text, Gold And Polychrome Headpiece, Indo-Persian, 18th/19th C. Lot 314. Antique Indian Miniature Painting Vishnu Matsya Avatar Slaying Demon Damanaka, Jaipur C.1800. Lot 202. Pair Of Indian Bronzes, South India (Tamil Nadu, Pandyan) 16th-18th C. Lot 73. Anglo-Indian Sadeli Mosaic Sewing Box, Early 19th C. 6" x 18" x 12". Lot 66. Indian Sandstone Female Torso Fragment, Khajuraho / Chandella School, Central India, Madhya Pradesh, 10th-12th C., H: 18.5". Lot 70. Large Antique Indian Pichwai Krishna with Gopis, Nathdwara School, 56" x 55". Lot 99. Rajput School Miniature Painting Of King Harishchandra's Vow To Sacrifice His Son, Late 18th-Early 19th C. Lot 191. Bikaner Portrait Of A Rajput Nobleman, Royal Household Collection Stamp Verso, Late 18th - Early 19th C. Lot 161. Monumental Antique Nathdwara Pichvai Of Shrinathji Annakut Darshan, 8'7" x 6'8". Lot 86. Manjit Bawa (Indian, 1941-2008) Oil Painting, 37" x 49". Lot 10.