2011 Gibson House Museum Benefit Live Auction
Items
A Special Tour (for 8) of the New Wing of the MFA
with Elliot Bostwick Davis, John Moors Cabot Chair of the MFA’s
Art of the America’s Department. Includes signed book and gift
certificate for lunch.
Asian Cooking Classes
An evening of cooking instruction and fine
dining for 4-6 people in a state of the art Back Bay home. The evening
will feature standards from Korean and Japanese Cuisine and includes
food and materials.
Special Trip to Williamsburg
Come to the benefit
to hear the details of this unique item, offered by those intimately
involved in the
restoration of Williamsburg and an anonymous donor.
Wednesday,
March 30, 2011
RAFFLE
Raffle to benefit the Gibson House Museum
Drawing
to take place at The Algonquin Club, Boston
Suggested donation: $10 per ticket; five tickets for $40
1. Fisherman’s Cottages at Sunset
Framed watercolor (11”x15”), circa 1885, by Boston
artist Henry W. Rice (1853-1934), probably Maine, evoking stark
rugged life in late 19th century coastal village. Estate stamp
verso.
Donated by Childs Gallery
Approximate value $1,200
2. Dinner and a Show
The best seats in the house – sixth row, center orchestra – for
the Huntington
Theatre’s production of The Comedy of Errors on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Includes a $100 gift certificate
to Deuxave, Back Bay’s newest restaurant rooted in nouvelle
techniques of contemporary French cuisine.
Donated by Michael Duca
Approximate value $240
3. Best of Boston Hair Salon – 2010
Step into Boston’s best hair salon and get ready to look
extra fab with a haircut by the legendary master stylist, Mario
Russo.
Donated by Salon Mario Russo
Approximate value $350
4. A Must-Have for Your Next Elegant Dinner
Your butler will be happy to serve the fish course with a pair
of beautiful 19th-century silver fish servers with horn handles.
Original box. [photo]
Donated by Devonia
Antiques for Dining
Approximate value $495
5. Serving Wine and Cheese
A $100 gift certificate from Back Bay’s newest purveyor
of wine, cheese and other gourmet treats from the U.S. and Europe.
Serve them up on a beautiful glass tray (12” x 6”)
from Neptune 1 Studios with a blue bird design reproduced from
a wallpaper at Beauport, an Historic New England property.
Donated by Bacco’s
Wine and Cheese and Blackstone’s
of Beacon Hill
Approximate value $287
6. The Color Purple
You can never have enough rings! This is a beautiful estate ring
with 14k-gold feathers embracing a large purple stone (1/2” diameter).
Donated by Mary Ethel Grady/Willow & Urn Antiques
Approximate value $325
7. The Holidays Made Easy
Your holiday decorating will be easy next year with a $50 gift
certificate from Winston
Flowers and a gorgeous Holiday Wreath,
custom designed just for you by a member of the Garden Club
of the Back Bay.
Donated by a Friend of the Gibson House and The
Garden Club of the Back Bay
Approximate value $175
8. Reger, Liszt, Ravel
Two orchestra seats to a performance of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. featuring the music
of Reger, Liszt and Ravel. Includes a pre-performance talk
by Elizabeth Seitz of the Boston Conservatory and a $75 gift
certificate for Brasserie Jo, known for its authentic French
style and cuisine.
Donated by Frances & Thomas Duffly
Approximate value $280
9. Catalogue Subscriptions from Skinner
One-year subscription to three of Skinner’s auction catalogues.
Choose from 13 categories, including such offerings as American
Furniture & Decorative Arts, Fine Jewelry and Fine Oriental
Rugs & Carpets. Includes a quarterly brochure detailing Skinner’s
full auction schedule.
Donated by Skinner, Inc.
Approximate value $250
10. Rich in History
Walk in the footsteps of famous Boston scholars with a one-year
family membership to The Boston Athenaeum. Special Bonus: Four
guest passes, good for admission to any of Historic New England’s
thirty-six properties.
Donated by The
Boston Athenaeum and Historic New England
Approximate value $330
11. The Best of Charles Street
These premier items are from our dear friends and neighbors on
Boston’s famed Charles Street: $50 gift certificate from
Linens on the Hill; $50 gift certificate from Beacon Hill Bistro;
and a lovely contemporary Chinese porcelain polychrome bowl
with an apple green exterior and yellow interior (5 ¼” H
x 13” D) from Regency.
Donated by Linens
on the Hill, Beacon
Hill Bistro and Regency
Approximate value $200
12. Longing for Baseball Season to Start?
These tickets will help the wait. Two tickets in Section 15 to
a Red Sox game of your choice (except opening day and Yankees
games).
Donated by Katherine B. Winter
Approximate value $180
13. Tea Royal for Four
At Taj, Boston…A Boston tradition of afternoon tea in an
elegant dining room with windows overlooking Newbury Street.
Feast on trays of delectable sweets, scones and sandwiches. Silver
tea service, fine china and elegant service await you.
Donated by a Friend of the Gibson House
Approximate value $186
14. New York, New York
A trip to New York City for two people aboard the luxurious LimoLiner.
This is the ultimate in road travel with high-speed Internet
access, reclining leather seats, movies, light snacks and beverages.
Two tickets to The Museum of Modern Art are included with this
very popular raffle item.
Donated by a Friend of the Gibson House and Sheila Donahue
Approximate value $400
15.
Instant Wine Cellar
Six bottles of some of the best wines Italy has to offer. Each
bottle has been specially selected and has a Robert Parker score
in the high 90’s.
Donated by a Friend of the Gibson House
Approximate value $350
Raffle Ticket Instructions and Information
- Be sure to indicate, on each ticket, the number of the raffle
prize that you hope to win.
- You may put as many raffle tickets as you wish toward one
prize or allocate them to different prizes. If you do not indicate
a preferred prize, the committee will allocate the tickets.
- You do not need to be present to win a raffle prize.
- Make checks payable to The Gibson Society, Inc.
- Additional
tickets will be available at the Annual Benefit on March 30,
and at the Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02116. Telephone: 617-267-6338;
e-mail: info@thegibsonhouse.org.
- Proceeds benefit the preservation of the Gibson House Museum.
- Prizes may be subject to change, and some restrictions may
apply.
- Prizes may be subject to taxation.
