May Estates, Weekend 2 Masters Of The Eclectic! 588 Estate Lots, Including Art, Mid Century Modern, Americana, Asian Arts, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Oriental Rugs, Advertising, Collectibles, Ethnographic Arts Live Salesroom Auction: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 10am est Exhibition: May 29-30, 11am-5pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on LiveAuctioneers.com Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF)
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WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US THIS WEEKEND On Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 11am - 5pm For the Creation of a Sand Mandala of the Medicine Buddha By the Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery, India, For the Healing of the World & Specifically Earthquake-Ravaged Nepal Please Note: Material Culture will Donate a Portion of all Sales this Weekend to Relief Efforts in Nepal! Free, Open to the Public, Unlimited Free Parking, Children Welcome
May Estates & Masters Of The Eclectic! 778 Estate Lots Art, Americana, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Advertising, Modern Design, Collectibles, Silver, Oriental Rugs, Asian & Ethnographic Arts Live Salesroom Auction: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 10am est Exhibition: May 1-2, 11am-5pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on LiveAuctioneers.com Browse the Virtual Print Catalog Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF)
Learn how to make exotic spice blends that will bring flavor magic to your cooking and recipes using those blends. This series of cooking classes taught by Baba Olga’s Chef Aliza Green features recipes from her forthcoming book, The Magic of Spice Blends, and her other books. After this demonstration class, we will all sit down together to share lunch made from the recipes. Each guest will leave with a copy of the recipes and a sample packet of the spice blend we’ve made to make their own spice magic at home. Price for the class and lunch is $35/person (online registration required). Classes run from 11:00 to 2:00 pm including lunch. Limit of 20 guests per class. Saturday, May 2nd: Sri Lanka (vegan-friendly menu) Sambar Podi (Sri Lankan curry powder) (demo) Ginger-Lime Cucumber Salad Sri Lankan Vegetable Curry with Gold Sweet Potatoes and Cashews (demo) Saffron Basmati Rice Dessert: Vegan Tahini Cake with Fruit Macedonia
Asian, Ethnographic Arts, Oriental Rugs, Textiles, 524 Estate Lots Live Salesroom Auction: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 10am est Exhibition: April 24-25, 11am-5pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on LiveAuctioneers.com Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF)
Please Join Us For A Very Special Cultural Celebration and Performance Of Traditional Tibetan Dance, Lively Debate, Chanting, Prayer and Meditation By the Tibetan Buddhist Monks Of Drepung Gomang Monastery, India Saturday, April 11, 2PM, FREE Everyone Welcome, Bring Kids! PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: WELCOMING HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA AND OFFERING OF MANDALA. According to Tibetan custom, if His Holiness in not physically present, his holy portrait is displayed to symbolize that he is nevertheless the Chief Guest at the function or gatherings. At the same time, one offers all that one values in the Universe by reciting prayers, and visualizing that one is offering these to the guru or lama. TASHI SHOLPA (Good Luck Dance). Tashi Shoelpa is the oldest opera company in Tibet. This dance originally appeared in a dream of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and was performed during the enthronement ceremony of Fifth Dalai Lama. The performer wearing the white-beard mask represents Saint Thantong Gyalpo, the founder of Lhamo/Tibetan opera, who reputedly lived for 140 years and also symbolizes long life and good health. Lhamo/opera conveys the teachings of Lord Buddha through historical reenactment. The purpose of this very dance is to bring good luck and good omens specially to inaugurate [...]
The Eileen Ford Estate and Others | Art, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Furnishings, Asian Arts, Oriental Rugs, Silver, Jewelry and Collectibles Live Salesroom Auction: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 10am est Exhibition: February 27-28, 11am-5pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on LiveAuctioneers.com Browse the Virtual Print Catalog Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Material Culture is pleased to offer at auction a fine selection of several hundred items from the Eileen Ford estate. Called the grand dame, doyenne and mother of the modern modeling industry, Eileen Ford shaped our standard of beauty for decades as a co-founder of Ford Models, one of the most important and influential modeling agencies of the twentieth century. Not only was Ford Models the number one modeling agency in the world, Eileen enforced fair pay and practices in an industry that had long exploited models, transforming modeling from a hobby to one of the world’s most glamorous careers. She was also known for a strict but motherly approach, compelling her models to their own standards of professional behavior and healthy practices. Born in Manhattan in 1922, Eileen was a model herself during her years at Barnard College, working with one of the [...]
Asian, Ethnographic & Tribal Arts Live Salesroom Auction: Sunday, February 15, 2015, 10am est Exhibition: February 13-14, 11am-5pm Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live on LiveAuctioneers.com Browse the Virtual Print Catalog Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) Virtual Print Catalog
We are currently seeking consignments for our upcoming auction of Fine, Folk, Self-Taught and Ethnographic Arts Auction: Sunday, March 8, 2015, 10am est Consignments accepted until January 31 Learn about selling at Material Culture auctions or Contact a specialist
