ESU Seeking Art Consignments to Benefit Sterling Strauser Gallery

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Please note: The auction dates and submission due dates have changed since the original announcement of this event.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is seeking consignments of fine, folk and self-taught art, as well as antiques, jewelry and other items of value, for a fundraising auction to benefit the university’s Sterling Strauser Gallery. Material Culture, a nationally renowned auction house with over three decades of experience in the fields of art, antiques and collectibles from around the world, will provide auction services for this initiative. They will accept consignments for the event through Friday, September 4, 2015. As an added incentive, Material Culture is waiving any seller’s commission to those who submit items for consignment in this auction. A minimum of 20% of the final sale price of each auction item will be donated to the Sterling Strauser Gallery at ESU. Consigners have the option to donate up to 100% of the sale price to the Gallery.

Conveniently, the live auction will occur online on Monday, October 12, at 10 a.m. (EST). For those who wish to preview the auction items in advance, an exhibition of all pieces will be held on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Material Culture, located at 4700 Wissahickon Avenue in Philadelphia.

“The online auction will be made available to more than 28,000 of art enthusiasts worldwide,” said Bob Moses, director of residence life and chair of ESU’s Sterling Strauser Gallery Committee. “We are hoping that there is plenty of local and regional participation in the auction simply because we count on the help from private collectors and owners to sustain the Strauser Gallery and to also help us to raise funds for art scholarships at ESU.”

Material Culture brings a discerning eye and a careful hand to the marketing and selling of property at public auction. They conduct many heavily-advertised theme, general estate, and single owner/estate auctions throughout the year, covering a vast and eclectic array of diverse material, periods, styles and price ranges. For those interested in consigning pieces for the show, Material Culture will first need to review the item and offer an auction estimate. The assessment is free-of-charge and confidential. Items may be reviewed in several ways:

Photographs: An easy first step is to email expert@materialculture.com or mail photographs to Material Culture. Please include any information regarding the dimensions, condition or markings, media, and provenance, which are often important factors in determining the object’s value. This will help them to make an assessment, though estimate may change on first-hand examination.

Call: If preferred, art owners may call (215) 438–4700 to discuss the details of the objects for sale. Please explain to the receptionist that you have an item you would like to sell at auction, and you will be forwarded to the appropriate specialist.

Visit: Examining an object in person enables Material Culture to give you the most informed auction estimate. You may make an appointment to meet with someone to estimate the value of your auction item, email expert@materialculture.com, or call (215) 438–4700, with a date and time of your preference.

For specific details about the October auction to benefit the Sterling Strauser Gallery, please contact Jim Robinson at jim@materialculture.com or at (215) 438-4700.