2010 Gibson House Museum Benefit Live Auction
Items
Gourmet Dinner for 6
...in an elegant Beacon Hill home with host Lecia Harbison and chef Mario Russo.
To be held on a Thursday evening in April 2010.
A Week’s Stay in England
One week in a charming Tudor cottage (sleeps six) one hour west of
London on the road to Bath.
Beauport Tour and Lunch
A private tour of Beauport, The Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester,
Mass., for four people, hosted by Historic New England President
Carl R. Nold, and followed by a luncheon at a Gloucester restaurant
nearby, on a mutually agreeable date between June-August 2010.
A Connoisseur’s Visit
Gain new insights into your own taste and art collection with
a visit from Ted Stebbins. Steel yourself for the truth. In this
two-hour
visit you will learn much from Boston’s celebrated and
generous student scholar.
Martha’s Vineyard Vacation
Enjoy one week (Friday to Friday) in this spacious, sunny home on
a quiet street just steps from the bike path. House has hardwood
floors, beach-stone fireplace, and a huge eat-in kitchen with a 10-ft.
table. Ideally located off Katama Road halfway between South Beach
and downtown Edgartown. (Available in off-season, excluding holiday
weekends and public school vacations. Earliest availability October
2010.)
Round of Golf at the Maidstone Club
A round of golf for you and two friends at The Maidstone Club, the
famous links course in East Hampton, N.Y. Greens fees included.
Thursday,
March 25, 2010
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. Chocolate and Champagne
TWO CHANCES TO WIN!! On Monday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. the Music
Room of the Gibson House will be the setting for a chocolate
tasting for 12 people, hosted by Beacon
Hill Chocolates. This
delectable experience includes Champagne. There will be 2 drawings
for this prize; each winner can invite 5 guests. YUMMY!!
Donated by Jacqueline Blombach
Approximate value $300
2. Tea for Two
Unwind in the Bristol
Lounge of the Four
Seasons Hotel with a
Tea Royal for two people – includes a glass of Champagne!
Relax with a cup of tea at home with this lovely Royal Tea Set
and Fairmont Tea.
Donated by A Friend of the Gibson House and The Fairmont Store
Approximate value $185
3. Charles Street Trifecta
A $100 gift certificate towards lampshades, refurbishing, rewiring
and custom trims at Lampworks at Regency Antiques. Plus a $50
gift certificate from Linens on the Hill and a $60 gift certificate
for lunch at Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro.
Donated by Lampworks
at Regency Antiques, Linens
on the Hill and Beacon
Hill Hotel & Bistro
Approximate value $210
4. Relax, and Get Ready for Baseball
A spiritual retreat for your mind and body! A $200 gift certificate
for yoga classes at Exhale Spa, Arlington Street. Plus two tickets
to a Red
Sox game at Fenway Park, date to be determined.
Donated by Exhale and Donald Denning
Approximate value...priceless!
5. Dinner and a Show
The best seats in the house for the Huntington
Theatre’s
production of Prelude to a Kiss on June 2, 2010. Includes a $100
gift certificate to Sel
de la Terre in the Mandarin Hotel.
Donated by Michael Duca
Approximate value $240
6. Going Green
A decorated holiday wreath designed and made by a member of The
Garden Club of the Back Bay and a $50 gift certificate from Winston
Flowers, purveyor of the fine art of floristry for over 50 years.
Donated by The
Garden Club of the Back Bay, Inc. and Frances
Duffly
Approximate value $175
7. Bienvenidos!
Slip into one of Back Bay’s most romantic hideaways…win
a $75 gift certificate to Casa Romero. The romance can continue
for one night at the Sheraton Hotel, Boston (inc. room tax).
Donated by Sheraton
Hotel and Casa Romero
Approximate value $275
8. Dine in Splendor
...wearing this elegant estate ring of 14k gold in a cluster
style, with 5 emeralds, 5 rubies and 5 sapphires. Serve your
dessert on a pair of beautiful plates, white with hand-painted
pink roses and gilded details. [photo]
George Jones, England, circa 1910.
Donated by Mary Ethel Grady/Willow & Urn Antiques and
Devonia Antiques for Dining
Approximate value $490
9. For Your Home and Your Wrist
Fabulous cream-colored “tone on tone” throw or table
cover by Alexandra’s. Measures 54 ½” by 57 ½" with
7 ½” of fringe. Pearl and Labradorite Bracelet – green/grey
clusters on six linked gold-tone strands.
Donated by Blackstone’s
of Beacon Hill and The Ruby
Door
Approximate value $460
10. C’est Ci Bon!
Brush up on your high school French with this Dual/Family Membership
for one year to the French Library/Alliance Française
of Boston and a $100 gift certificate towards classes and programs.
Donated by The
French Library/Alliance Française and
Frances Duffly
Approximate value $260
11. Newbury Street Delights
A very pretty reticulated oval porcelain basket with cutout handles
on either side. Hand painted with violets, from Germany, mid
20th century. Plus, dine on contemporary cuisine with a $50 gift
certificate to 29 Newbury.
Donated by Marcoz
Antiques and Frances Duffly
Approximate value $200
12. A Special Opportunity atop Beacon Hill
Enjoy one of Boston’s greatest cultural resources up close.
You will receive a one-year membership to the Boston Athenaeum
and have Spring Tea at the Athenaeum, a sold-out event, with
the Librarian.
Donated by The Boston Athenaeum
Approximate value $255
13. The Directors’ Choice
"
Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda-water
the day after." - Lord Byron, Don Juan
Turn your good luck into an instant wine cellar! A basket of
choice bottles of wine selected by a Gibson family relative.
Donated by the Gibson Society Board of Directors
Approximate value $400
14. Luxury Travel to New York City
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 guest passes to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art are included.
Donated by the Gibson House Museum and Anonymous
Approximate value $400
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 25,
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.
