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  • Ivory Coast Toy Boat
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    $300 - $400
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    Ivory Coast Toy Boat

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    $300 - $400
  • 4 African Tin Toys
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    $100 - $150
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    4 African Tin Toys

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    $100 - $150
  • 6 African Scrap Metal and Wood Toy Vehicles
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    $200 - $300
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    6 African Scrap Metal and Wood Toy Vehicles

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    $200 - $300
  • 3 African Scrap Metal Toy Cars, Burkina Faso
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    $100 - $150
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    3 African Scrap Metal Toy Cars, Burkina Faso

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    $100 - $150
  • African Scrap Metal Trunk
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    $500 - $700
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    African Scrap Metal Trunk

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    $500 - $700
  • Vintage Sea Horse Playground Spring Rider
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    $400 - $600
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    Vintage Sea Horse Playground Spring Rider

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    $400 - $600
  • Tom Nussbaum (American, 20th c.) Statue of Liberty Light
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    Tom Nussbaum (American, 20th c.) Statue of Liberty Ligh...

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  • 9 Scrap Metal Buckets
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    $200 - $250
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    9 Scrap Metal Buckets

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    $200 - $250
  • Ocumichu Mexican Ceramic Folk Art Truck
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    $50 - $100
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    Ocumichu Mexican Ceramic Folk Art Truck

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    $50 - $100
  • Aldobrando Piacenza (American, 20th c.) Man
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    $300 - $400
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    Aldobrando Piacenza (American, 20th c.) Man

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    $300 - $400
  • American Folk Art: 2 Ducks and 1 Rooster
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    $50 - $100
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    American Folk Art: 2 Ducks and 1 Rooster

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    $50 - $100
  • Vintage US Navy Dachshund Sign
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    $100 - $150
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    Vintage US Navy Dachshund Sign

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  • 2 American Folk Art "Clown" Towel Racks
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    $100 - $200
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    2 American Folk Art "Clown" Towel Racks

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    $100 - $200
  • American Folk Art Folding Clown Towel Rack
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 14

    American Folk Art Folding Clown Towel Rack

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    $100 - $150
  • Mexican Dolls and Loteria
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    $50 - $100
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    Mexican Dolls and Loteria

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  • Vintage Mid Century Kitchen Salesman Sample
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    $50 - $200
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    Vintage Mid Century Kitchen Salesman Sample

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    $50 - $200
  • J.F. Colombo (American, 20th c.) Two Clown Portraits
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 17

    J.F. Colombo (American, 20th c.) Two Clown Portraits

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    $400 - $600
  • 4 Clown Paintings and 1 Petit Point
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 18

    4 Clown Paintings and 1 Petit Point

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    $300 - $500
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)
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    $80 - $125
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    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 20

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "The Squid"
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    Lot 21

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "The Squid"

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  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Boxer"
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    Lot 22

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Boxer"

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  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "I am a Dog..."
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    Lot 23

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "I am a Dog..."

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Doctor Hayes..."
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    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Doctor Hayes..."

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  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 25

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) Untitled
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 26

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) Untitled

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Fig. 2"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 27

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Fig. 2"

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Toughest, Longest-Wearing Tire"
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    $80 - $125
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    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Toughest, Longest-W...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) When God Created "Funky Music"...
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 29

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) When God Created "Fu...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Over My Shoulder Evergreen..."
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 30

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Over My Shoulder Ev...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Ambassador James W. Gerard's My Four Years in Germany..."
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 31

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Ambassador James W....

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) Seal
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 32

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) Seal

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)
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    $80 - $125
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    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Pheonix"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 34

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Pheonix"

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 35

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.)

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Coiffeur Style Rapido"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 36

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Coiffeur Style Rapi...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Coifure La Joie Du Ciel"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 37

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Coifure La Joie Du ...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Tresse & Coiffure / Petit A Petit"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 38

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Tresse & Coiffure /...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "One Love Hair Cut" (in the style of African signs)
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    $80 - $125
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    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "One Love Hair Cut" ...

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    $80 - $125
  • Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Simplex Coiffure"
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    $80 - $125
    Lot 40

    Javier Mayoral (American, 20th c.) "Simplex Coiffure"

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    $80 - $125
  • Hand-painted African Unisex Hair Sign
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 41

    Hand-painted African Unisex Hair Sign

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    $400 - $600
  • Hand-painted African Coiffeur Sign: "Oh When"
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 42

    Hand-painted African Coiffeur Sign: "Oh When"

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    $500 - $700
  • African Hand-painted Coiffeur Sign: 4 Boy Hair Style
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 43

    African Hand-painted Coiffeur Sign: 4 Boy Hair Style

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    $400 - $600
  • African Hand-painted Coiffeur Sign: 3 Men
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    $400 - $600
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    African Hand-painted Coiffeur Sign: 3 Men

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    $400 - $600
  • Hand-painted African Hair Braiding Sign
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 45

    Hand-painted African Hair Braiding Sign

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    $400 - $600
  • African Hair Dyeing Sign
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 46

    African Hair Dyeing Sign

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    $600 - $800
  • 4 Strong Women
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 47

    4 Strong Women

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    $400 - $600
  • African Women's Hair Braiding Sign
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 48

    African Women's Hair Braiding Sign

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    $400 - $600

Auction Description

The Jonathan Demme and Ford Wheeler Collections by Material Culture

HEART OF THE COLLECTION | American Self-Taught, Haitian, Jamaican and African Art From the Collections of Jonathan Demme and Ford Wheeler. Auction: Sunday, March 19, 2017, 11AM EST. Exhibition: March 4-18, 11AM-5PM.

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Material Culture
Philadelphia, PA 19144
United States

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Phone:+12154384700

Buyer’s Premium

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Bid Increments

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$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

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Above $200,000 auctioneers discretion

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