A 1-2-1 CAREER COACHING SESSION with a young person under 30.

It’s tough finding your way in the world. This is an opportunity for an independent 1-2-1 conversation to explore your skills, talents and motivations and to find the magic link between what you enjoy, what you’re good at and what people with pay you for. David helps young people unlock their talent, build their confidence and develop their story. Often they are the sons and daughters of his clients, colleagues and friends.

David chairs a chapter of the not-for-profit mentoring charity The Kilfinan Trust and is Deputy Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe and previous Chair of Speakers Trust. As a keynote speaker, business presenter, advertising pitcher, conference chair, panel host, workshop facilitator, leadership trainer, executive mentor, student coach. charity advocate, and even wedding MC, he is a strong believer in the power of live communication.

Feedback from 2020 Dinner auction lot bidder: "David's mentoring session after your fundraiser was very helpful to my daughter. She has just been promoted to manager. This week there was turmoil as a director has left and told her that this was her chance to shine. She now has people working for her and several client accounts to manage. Thank you David."

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction

2 best available tickets to a production at Shakespeare’s Globe in Summer 2022.

Shakespeare’s Globe is a world-renowned performing arts venue, cultural attraction and education centre located on the bank of the River Thames in London.

We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment.

Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all.

On this summer:
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
Henry VIII
King Lear
The Tempest
Joan

The two Centre Court Debenture tickets will be for one of the days during the first week of the Wimbledon Championships, next year. The exact date to be agreed with the donor nearer the time.

Debentures play a significant role in the story and history of Wimbledon. The money raised from the issues of debentures funds enhancements around the Grounds, for the benefit of all our Wimbledon guests. Each debenture provides a premium seat on Centre Court or No.1 Court for The Championships for five years, along with the use of exclusive restaurants and bars.

You will have access to the Debenture Holders exclusive lounges, bars and restaurants, not to mention getting best view seats to watch!

Highgate Cemetery, a beautiful Victorian cemetery near Hamptead Heath, has some of the finest funerary architecture in the country. It is a place of peaceful contemplation where trees, memorials and wildlife flourish. Home to over 170,000 buried in some 53,000, those buried include Karl Marx, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti, Douglas Adams and Malcolm McLaren. This auction lot is for a private guided tour of the West and East parts of Highgate Cemetery for up to 10 people lasting approximately about 2 hours.

A springtime visit is particularly recommended as the Cemetery looks at its best between February and May as the bulbs progress from snowdrops through daffodils, to primroses and bluebells and finally to wild garlic."

The tour will need to be arranged in advance at a time to suit all parties to ensure it does not conflict with funerals or any other tours that might be scheduled and would need to be taken on a weekday – NB a weekend tour is not possible.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

70% of us lack of confidence or feel like an imposter at some stage in our career.

Fiona specialises in working with leaders who are taking on new responsibilities, challenges or preparing for a bigger role. She has a background in business and communications, which means she understands the realities of working in complex multi-stakeholder environments. She finds the most impactful conversations happen when she asks questions and listens for longer. She comes alongside as a thinking partner, challenging from a real-world perspective to help surface better solutions.

The package: 3 one hour coaching sessions, in-person (in London) or via zoom.

BACKGROUND

35 years business experience in complex, multi-national, multi-stakeholder environments operating at board level in communications and marketing.

Accredited Coach/Mentor - EMCC Senior Practitioner; Professional Certificate in Coaching (PCIC) and MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School. Mental Fitness Coach, and Eco-coaching enthusiast.

TESTIMONIALS

"It has helped me with my strategic thinking." CEO, Public Affairs agency

"I left the session with some specific actions to take, which turned out to be exactly what was required. I appreciated the challenge to get really specific with these targets, including the practicality of taking them in the time available. The session made me think about how I would act in the widest sense - preparations, behaviour, emotions, reactions, goals.” COO, global energy supplier

"My confidence levels have increased significantly since working with Fiona. She has helped me trust my own judgement much more than I ever did before our sessions , through some helpful self-analysis. …it has fundamentally changed my style of leadership." CEO, UK charity

More information at: http://www.fbwcoaching.org; linkedin.com/in/fionabwilkinson.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

A 3-day House Party for up to 10 people at Strone Estate, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire. 1hr 20mins from Edinburgh Airport; 35 minutes from Perth or Pitlochry.

You will be hosted by the owners, Sue and Alan Warner. This lot includes all meals and drinks as for a House Party.

The main house is set in 75 acres of garden/woodland between two rivers – where the Blackwater (from Glenshee) and the Ardle join to become the River Ericht. There is a separate farm with a beautiful waterfall walk and moorland with two lochs.

Suggested full-day activities on the estate include:
* BBQ lunch, walks and trout fishing up on the moor (included)
* Salmon fishing on the river Ericht, walks and riverside lunch (included)
*Deer stalking (red, fallow, roe): early morning or evening with practice session beforehand.

Also we can organise the following (at your own expense):
Golf: Rosemount (two 18-hole courses - 7 miles away), Strathardle or Pitlochry and if you want something truly different the 9 hole course at Dalmunzie up Glenshee - good for non-golfers to have a walk too but it is also possible to take the ski lift up to the top and tick off 3 munros while you are up there!

Pitlochry, Blair Castle and House of Bruar (shopping emporium!)

Balmoral (open April-July) and Braemar with lunch at the recently restored Fife Arms (Hauser and Wirth)

Glamis Castle and/or Scone Palace

To be taken before the end of 2023. Dates to be agreed with the owners but Spring and Autumn are recommended. Not available in August.

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION AND DINNER FOR 20 AT BROOKS’S

Champagne reception and 3-course dinner with wine for 20 guests at Brooks’s Club hosted by Alan Warner. Menu to be agreed with the successful bidder. Guest speaker: Charles Sebag Montefiore.

The dinner will be held in the Great Subscription Room famous for the Dilettanti Society’s magnificent paintings by Joshua Reynolds and portraits by Lawrence and others.

Guest speaker - Charles Sebag Montefiore is the Joint Secretary of the Dilettanti Society and Trustee of the National Gallery Trust. He will speak about the Society and the portraits housed in the Club Library, the Great Subscription Room and the Bar.

About Brooks’s Club: In January 1762 a private society was established at 50 Pall Mall by Messrs. Boothby and James in response to having been ‘blackballed’ for membership of White's. This society then split to form the predecessors of both Brooks's and Boodle's. The Club that was to become Brooks's was founded in March 1764 by twenty-seven prominent Whig nobles including the Duke of Portland, the Duke of Roxburghe, Lord Crewe and Lord Strathmore. Charles James Fox was elected as a member the following year at the age of sixteen. In September 1777 William Brooks, a wine merchant and money lender, commissioned Henry Holland to design and construct a purpose built clubhouse on St James's Street. Paid for at Brooks's own expense. The current building was completed in October 1778. Brooks's gamble paid off as all existing members swiftly moved into the new building and the Club then took on Brooks's name as its own. Brooks himself however would not live long to enjoy this success, dying in poverty in 1782. The new clubhouse was built of yellow brick and Portland stone in a Palladian style similar to Holland's early country houses. The main suite of rooms on the first floor consisted of the Great Subscription Room, Small Drawing Room and the Card Room. The interiors are in neoclassical style, the Great Subscription Room having a segmental barrel vault ceiling.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

41 cm x 36cm oil painting of Three Quinces

Wren Hughes was born in Yorkshire in 1955. She studied sculpture in the studios of Sally Arnup and the late John Skeaping RA from 1972-74, and with James Butler RA at the City and Guilds of London Art School from 1974-77.

Wren was employed by the Fiorini Bronze Foundry in 1978-79 during which time she worked on Henry Moore's sculptures.

She has exhibited in art fairs and galleries internationally - Washington, Paris, New York, Channel Islands and various venues in London including the Royal Academy. Collections include Southwark Cathedral and the late Sir Roger de Grey, President of the Royal Academy.

Wren Hughes is also a group facilitator with 20 years’ experience, leading creative arts groups in Europe and the UK.

http://www.wrenhughes.co.uk

Four hours personal consultation to include preliminary briefing, reading of material and responding with advice for an unpublished author of adult fiction or non-fiction.

Gill Coleridge has worked in publishing since l968. She spent the first ten years in publishing houses before becoming a literary agent . In l988 she joined the agent Deborah Rogers and together they founded Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd, now one of the top Literary Agencies in the UK handling many famous and international authors worldwide. She retired as Chairman last year and is now a part-time Consultant.. Following the death of Deborah Rogers in 2014, she set up the Deborah Rogers Foundation which is a charity supporting emerging talent in the literary world by means of a biennial Writers Award and an internship scheme. http://www.deborahrogersfoundation.org) She was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2021.

This lot is available at a time to be agreed during 2022 / 2023. (NB not children's or poetry or science fiction). Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Middle Temple is one of the four “Inns of Court”. Its Hall is probably the finest example of an Elizabethan Hall in London. 101 feet long and 41 feet wide, it is spanned by a magnificent double hammer-beam roof.

Begun in 1562 when Edmund Plowden, the famous law reporter, was Treasurer of the Inn, it has remained little altered to the present day, though it has seen many famous visitors since Sir Walter Raleigh was admitted a member of the Inn in 1574 and dined here with Sir Francis Drake. Not least among those visitors is Shakespeare who premiered Twelfth Night here in 1602.

The Hall, however, is not just an historic relic. It is the centre of the life of the Inn today. Senior judges, barristers and Bar Students meet here daily at lunch, and in the evenings for formal suppers. Here are held not only the student moots, but all the great functions and meetings of the 21st century Middle Temple and Bar.

Middle Temple is one of two Inns charged with maintaining the famous Temple Church built by the Knights Templar, the order of crusading monks founded to protect pilgrims on their way to and from Jerusalem in the 12th century.

This lot includes a tour of Middle Temple Hall for up to four people together with access to Temple Church followed by lunch in Middle Temple Hall.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

A 12 bottle case of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac 2009

What’s not to like about this wonderful very rarely available wine from the “legendary” 2009 vintage, with a drinking window from 2020 - 2040? The case is currently in Members Reserves at the Wine Society (duty paid) and will be delivered to the successful bidder direct from there.

· Here are the scores on WineSearcher: Wine Advocate96/100, Jancis Robinson MW18/20, Wine Spectator 92-95/100, Robert Parker98/100, and Decanter18.5/20

· “Revealing incredible quality and performing better than it did from barrel, the 2009 appears to be the greatest Pichon Longueville Baron since the 1990 and 1989. An amazing opaque blue/purple color is followed by scents of spring flowers, graphite, smoky charcoal, incense, blackberries, blueberries and hints of coffee and chocolate. Incredibly intense, pure and flawlessly constructed with extravagant layers of fruit and richness, this offering has developed beautifully under the management of Christian Seeley. It is a voluptuous, opulent Pichon Longueville Baron that may eclipse anything they have made in the past. Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - February 2012

· “The 2009 Pichon-Longueville Baron has a medium to deep garnet colour and a very meaty/savoury nose over a core of sweaty leather, baked blackberries and plums with notions of creme de cassis, sauteed herbs and black olives coming through with coaxing. Full, rich, concentrated and decadently fruited in the mouth, the palate has beautifully plush tannins and an herbal lift on the long finish.” Wine Advocate Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 14/03/2019

Two tickets to an Arsenal match on a date mutually agreed with the donor.

1cs (12x75cl) Chateau Gloria 2008, St Julien

Tasting note: “A stunning sleeper of the vintage, this beautiful, already irresistible, plum/garnet-coloured 2008 is a wine to purchase by the case. It possesses a dense plum/purple color, a glorious perfume of Christmas fruitcake, cedarwood, black currants, jammy cherries and licorice, medium to full body and a silky personality. It will provide both a hedonistic and intellectual turn-on over the next 10-15 years.” Robert Parker

Case can be delivered to UK mainland and must be organised by June 2023

Private tour and lunch for up to 12 people at Boughton House in Northamptonshire on a weekday as mutually agreed upon, hosted by the Duke of Buccleuch.

Discover one of Britain’s grandest and best-preserved stately homes. As well as the splendours of the House, you can also enjoy the 18th-century landscaped gardens, woodlands and a grand country park.

At Boughton you can also see one of Britain’s most outstanding collections of fine art, furniture, tapestries, porcelain and carpets. Visitors can view a magnificent range of paintings by great artists, including The Adoration of the Shepherds by El Greco, Gainsborough’s portrait of Elizabeth Montagu, grisailles and portraits by Van Dyck, and Breaking Cover by John Wootton.

Boughton also has some of the best-preserved baroque State Rooms in the British Isles. Here you can walk through grand apartments of contrasting character decorated in extravagant yet elegant taste with the finest artworks of the House’s golden era.

Once you’ve had your tour of the House, you can step out into the surrounding country park. Its tranquil delights have been carefully restored over the last decade, and now there are wide sculptured lawns to survey, serene lakes, waterways, woods and avenues of trees to be strolled down.

https://www.boughtonhouse.co.uk/boughton-house

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Torie True is a published author. Her cookbook 'Chilli & Mint: Indian Home Cooking From a British Kitchen' is for anyone looking to cook authentic homestyle Indian food. It was shortlisted for a 'Gourmand World Cookbook Award' 2022. She is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and has been teaching Indian cooking for a number of years.

https://chilliandmint.com/indian-cooking-classes-spice-tour-included-for-those-based-in-my-home/

You and up to 3 friends will join Torie for a private spice tour in Tooting, before returning to her house in Wandsworth to cook an Indian feast - 6 recipes in total. Typically the class runs from 9.15am in Tooting before returning to Torie's house on Wandsworth Common around 11.30am and then cooking for a couple of hours before sitting down to enjoy the dishes you have prepared.

The experience is hands-on,relaxed and informative. No prior knowledge of cooking Indian food is required. The class will be carried out weekdays only.

Testimonials

“The best Indian we have ever had. Enjoyed cooking it, Torie was great and the food was superb. Especially the combination of flavours.” (Carol, Somerset)

“Torie, we had a great day. Thank you so much. I’ve been eulogising about you to a couple of fellow parents on the way to the rugby this morning.” (Richard S, London)

""Super wow and yummy. You’re a great teacher and the recipes are brilliant. Thank you so much ” (Lindsay, Bristol)

Follow her on instagram @chilliandmint for food inspiration.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

A half-day customised off-site leadership / strategy / teambuilding workshop for a team of 3-30

Leadership and professional success are dependent on building trust and relationships, both externally with our ‘customers’ and internally with our colleagues. They also require a shared team vision of where we are, where we want to go and on how we’re going to get there.

David will work with you to create and deliver a half-day leadership workshop for your team, based on frameworks and experience from other professional, commercial and not-for-profit organisations. He may also suggest using jazz as a metaphor (though you may resist this.!)

David is a IAF-Certified Professional Facilitator and Professor-in-Residence in learning and culture at Cornell University.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Side of Oak Roasted Salmon 900g including mainland delivery. Lightly cured and gently kiln-roasted in smoldering oak. Mildly smoky, deliciously succulent, and ready to eat.

"The oak roasted salmon is the best I've ever had. Utterly delicious and meltingly tender.""

Black Mountains Smokery is a family-run gourmet food business based in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. Our award-winning smoked foods are carefully sourced from British suppliers and traditionally cured and smoked at our smokehouse in Crickhowell. Local artisan food at its best.

From frighteningly small beginnings, 25 years on, our artisan food produces a healthy turnover, servicing both the local rural community and a very loyal, ever-increasing customer base further afield. Alongside fantastic support from both wholesale and retail customers, we can boast a long list of Food Awards as well as some wonderful press coverage and testimonials for our Smoked Salmon and other Smoked Fish, Meats, Cheese and food gifts and hampers.

http://www.smoked-foods.co.uk/

Magnet Mouse use safe strong magnets instead of poppers so parents can dress and change their babies quickly. A life saver at night time, and very popular baby gifts from everyone who has cursed poppers and buttons.

In today’s fast paced world, few have the time (or patience) for fiddly fastenings. There are too many wonderful things to do instead. We’ve removed the hassle from dressing and made more time for cuddles.

After a career in the city (fast paced and not cuddly), several years of research and lots of tea, Magnet Mouse was launched.

Our baby wear is 100% cotton and completely free from fiddly poppers and buttons. Tiny magnetic fastenings are hidden away inside wonderfully soft cotton, leaving nothing but style to wrap around your baby – seconds.

All our clothes are lovingly made in the UK and inspired by our British heritage. Classic, timeless baby wear with a magic twist.

Simple, soft and easy peasy.

Make more time for cuddles not struggles
Value £50/bag.
(note: photos are for example only - please see items in person at event auction table)

Magnet Mouse use safe strong magnets instead of poppers so parents can dress and change their babies quickly. A life saver at night time, and very popular baby gifts from everyone who has cursed poppers and buttons.

In today’s fast paced world, few have the time (or patience) for fiddly fastenings. There are too many wonderful things to do instead. We’ve removed the hassle from dressing and made more time for cuddles.

After a career in the city (fast paced and not cuddly), several years of research and lots of tea, Magnet Mouse was launched.

Our baby wear is 100% cotton and completely free from fiddly poppers and buttons. Tiny magnetic fastenings are hidden away inside wonderfully soft cotton, leaving nothing but style to wrap around your baby – seconds.

All our clothes are lovingly made in the UK and inspired by our British heritage. Classic, timeless baby wear with a magic twist.

Simple, soft and easy peasy.

Make more time for cuddles not struggles
Value £50/bag.
(note: photos are for example only - please see items in person at event auction table)

"Private tour of Chartwell and lunch for two at Gravetye Manor, with David Lough, author of 'No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money'

For his award-winning book 'No More Champagne', historian David Lough researched Winston Churchill's original purchase of Chartwell, the extensive architectural changes he made inside and outside the building (costing four times his budget), the cripppling running charges and its eventual sale to the National Trust via a syndicate of businessmen - yet Chartwell proved a much-loved family home and the headquarters of Churchill's writing and painting activities. David will tell these stories amd more during a private tour of Chartwell, followed or preceded by lunch in the Michelin Guide- featured Old Bank in Westerham.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell
https://www.davidlough.uk
https://www.oldbank-westerham.co.uk/

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

One Hour Clay Pigeon Shooting Lesson for two guests (Includes 50 Cartridges and Clays per person)

Welcome to the oldest and most prestigious Shooting School in the country – the home of shooting tuition and gun-fitting. Founded in 1901 by the Richmond-Watson family, our renowned team of instructors have taught many generations to both game and clay shoot. We offer One Hour, Two Hour Lessons and Courses for both Ladies and Gentlemen. Lessons can be booked from Monday to Saturday from 8.00am to 6.00pm according to the season. For the Ladies, we offer a specially designed Ladies Course, which is now recognised as the very best way to get one started. Designed specifically to be flexible in today’s busy world.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Canadian Summer painting by Anthony van Tulleken

Anthony van Tulleken BA OCA (Canada), MDesRCA. An award winning industrial designer, Anthony returned to his first love of painting in the 1990s. He has exhibited in Oxford and in Georgian Bay in Canada, often working on commissions. His work ranges from abstract landscapes and portraits to architectural paintings and drawings.

Anthony van Tulleken (@vantulleken) | Twitter

Cadaques is a small sea-side town where Salvador Dali lived, about two hours North of Barcelona, and an hour from Girona. It is very near the French border. The closest airports are Girona and Perpignan both Ryanair.

It is available most of the year, apart from July and August.

There are lovely walks, and tennis nearby. It is possible to visit Dali's house and various museums and galleries. There is a bus service to Figueres, Girona and Barcelona. The best time for flowers is in late April / May. For swimming it is warmer later. September and October are still very nice.

1 room with queen size bed & private bathroom, 1 room with king bed, 1 room with twin beds
1 bathroom with bath and shower
Washing-machine
Fully equipped Kitchen
Large living room with balcony
Sea view

Salvador Dalí once said in 1920: "I have spent a delightful summer, as always, in the perfect and dreamy town of Cadaqués. There, alongside the Latin sea, I have been quenched by light and colour".

Facing the Mediterranean Sea at the head of a crystal clear bay, Cadaqués was a favourite of both Picasso and Salvador Dalí who were drawn to the area's incredible light and sea breezes. Cadaques remains a favourite spot for artists and is popular with weekenders from Barcelona and visitors from farther afield. The town has been developed carefully over the years and retains its charm. Most who discover it return for seconds.

A former fishing village that was once only accessible by sea, Cadaqués sits on the far North-East of Spain, in Catalonia. It is right on the edge of the Cap de Creus Peninsula, where the Pyrenees mountains meet the sea, just south of the French border.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Rukmini is the author of the bestselling Roasting Tin series, selling over 1 million copies to date. ‘The Roasting Tin Around the World’ was named in The Sunday Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail’s Best Cookbooks of 2020, with ‘The Green Roasting Tin’ listed as a The Sunday Times Bestseller of the Year in 2019.

Her latest book, The Sweet Roasting Tin, focuses on easy, accessible and flavour packed one-tin baking, and was listed in The Observer, BBC Good Food and Prima’s Best Cookbooks of 2021.

Rukmini Iyer is the bestselling author of The Roasting Tin series, selling over a million copies to date. Her books include ‘The Roasting Tin’; ‘The Green Roasting Tin’, ‘The Quick Roasting Tin’, ‘The Roasting Tin Around the World’, ‘The Green Barbecue, and ‘The Sweet Roasting Tin’.

EVERYONE LOVES THE ROASTING TIN SERIES:
‘This book will earn a place in kitchens up and down the country’
Nigella Lawson

‘It’s a boon for any busy household’
Jay Rayner

‘I love Rukmini Iyer’s books… Simple, quick and nutritious’
Judy Murray

‘For ease, Rukmini Iyer’s ‘Roasting Tin’ books are hard to
beat. Everything happens in one dish in the oven’
Ajesh Patalay, FT Weekend

Rukmini is a recipe writer, food stylist and formerly a lawyer, and loves creating delicious and easy recipes with minimum fuss and maximum flavour. Working in food and on her feet all day, she realised that the meals she made when she got home grew simpler - often in just one roasting tin - and that there were ways of packing flavour and interest into the dishes with an absolute minimum of effort. This became the inspiration for her bestselling books.

When she's not writing cookbooks, Rukmini styles food and writes recipes for numerous brands and publications including The Guardian, Waitrose and Fortnum and Mason, and works as a home economist for television commercials and feature films.

Rukmini lives with her partner Tim and border collie Pepper in London, and enjoys entertaining (both people and the dog), gardening and interior design. She supports the charities Women's Aid, Refuge, Shelter, Crisis & The Dog’s Trust and is currently on maternity leave.

Three-night stay with Domes Resorts and Elegant Resorts, including Hotel and Flights.

This lot consists of a three-night stay, for two adults, on a half board basis, at one of the following resorts, with return economy flights from London.
• Domes Noruz Chania, Crete.
• Domes of Elounda, Crete.
• Domes Zeen Chania, Crete.
• Domes of Corfu, Corfu.
• Domes Miramare Corfu, Corfu.
Valid for travel in October 2022, blackout dates apply, subject to hotel availability.
Domes Hotels and Resorts offers a prestigious collection of properties located throughout the Greek islands of Crete and Corfu. Each one enjoys uninterrupted views and carefully curated experiences, allowing you to fill your days with unforgettable moments in paradise. Whilst each resort is unique, these gorgeous Greek retreats have perfected the art of understated luxury, characterised by simple lines, cool colour schemes, plenty of natural light and stunning sea views.
Elegant Resorts is a leading luxury tour operator with over 34 years’ of experience in creating personalised travel experiences. Our prestigious portfolio includes luxury hotels, resorts, villas, cruises and tailor-made tours around the world. At Elegant Resorts, our knowledgeable Luxury Travel Specialists believe in making luxury holidays once-in-a-lifetime, every time.

http://www.elegantresorts.co.uk

Pictured: Domes of Elounda, Crete, Greece.

Classic Car trip in Dorset - 3 cars for 6 people

You will have the opportunity to ride in Tim Ingram’s 1919 Stanley Steamer (which takes six passengers) and 1937 Bentley, John Holiday’s 1953 Convertible Bentley and Christopher McCann’s 1979 7 litre Aston Martin Volante.

You are invited to stay for a night with Christopher and Clare McCann at their 1840’s home, The Old Rectory, Ibberton, Dorset on a day to be agreed. Dinner will be at the Old Rectory; the other guests will include, Timothy and Christine Ingram, and John and Alicia Holiday. The following day there will be an opportunity to experience the Stanley Steamer. This will be followed by a drive through the Dorset countryside in the other three vehicles, which could include a visit to a local attraction. Lunch will be included at a favoured hostelry. Following tea at the old Victorian farm house of John and Alicia Holiday in the nearby village of Woolland, you will be free to return home.

A date should be set by mutual agreement within two months. The experience must be taken up within 12 months. The offer is open to a maximum of six adults and please note that the cars will be driven by their owners.

Three course dinner for 6 ,including wine, followed by a tour of the hall.

Merchant Taylors' Company was once the regulator and trade body of tailoring and its related industries within medieval London. As the world changed, so did Merchant Taylors'; over time it became a grant-making organisation whose members are driven to channel their collective good into volunteering, raising funds, or offering their time to support causes that can create transformative good to many lives.

Merchant Taylors' creates lasting transformative change. Find out how we work with charities and local community organisations here.

For how we support education, from individual scholarships and bursaries to programme sponsorship and further education assistance, offering a helping hand to empower others, you can read more here.

With such a long history – which spans fires, wars, political upheavals and plagues – Merchant Taylors' is a vibrant community with members keen to play their part in all aspects of the Company's activities. Through their shared history, Merchant Taylors gain a fascinating insight into London's past and enjoy a unique connection to the City of London and the wider world.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Perfectly situated to enjoy everything the fascinating city of Edinburgh has to offer!

Three nights for two people in a lovely and very comfortable Georgian House in the New Town, a World Heritage Site. The house is on 3 floors and retains its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture.

You will have a spacious double room with your own bathroom (bath and walk in shower). Private entrance and court yard with table and chairs. Gilly Ogilvy-Wedderburn will be your host and she will provide breakfast for you. The central location is perfect for seeing the historic and cultural attractions of Edinburgh with galleries, shops, restaurants and bars in close proximity.

Dates available in 2022, to be mutually agreed with the owner. Transport and meals other than breakfast not included.

6 bottle case of Meursault-Genevrieres 2016 Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils Premier Cru White Burgundy.

The Monnier family have been winemakers ‘from father to son’ since 1720. Whether from Meursault, Volnay, Pommard or Beaune, their wines bear all the qualities and subtleties of the terroir from which they are harvested.

This magnificent 2016 is from one of the top three Premiers Crus of Meursault. It’s one of the most southerly, on southeast facing slopes, with particularly stony soils, and the grapes reach excellent ripeness whilst still retaining a superb grip of minerality. The wine is carefully handcrafted by Jean-Claude Monnier and his son Nicolas. It has all the golden richness you’d expect of a Meursault, with a taut line of freshness. The lush spice tones gained from judicious oak ageing will become more overt with further ageing.)

Morecambe Bay Brown Shrimps are renowned for their delicate taste and unique texture; they have been caught by local Fishermen for hundreds of years.

While the fishing methods may have changed, with the horse and cart being replaced by the tractor, we still follow the same traditional recipe.

Locally caught shrimps are boiled in butter with a secret combination of spices until they are tender. They are then sealed with butter and packed into pots.

A family business started by the owner Les Salisbury who has been fishing for shrimps etc since he was a lad, going out on the horse and cart.

Fishing for shrimps was the main part of the business, and supplying local Hotels and Restaurants throughout Cumbria and North Lancashire with Potted Shrimps and all types of Fish and Game has increased over the years, with a reputation for quality and service.

Furness Fish Poultry and Game Supplies sent all their own shrimps to be processed at the factory in Flookburgh, under the brand name of “Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps”.

The Business thrived in Ulverston, so much so, we outgrew the building and built a modern purpose factory in Flookburgh. These new facility includes:

EC approved plant, 100% veterinary inspection, Cold storage and freezers, Customised map for retail, Overflow packing, Refrigerated and frozen delivery

This new building is next door to the original old Flookburgh Fishermen Factory which has been modernised and mechanical shrimp peelers are installed to peel shrimps in a hygienic environment.

http://www.morecambebayshrimps.com

1 of 2 Two 3-month subscriptions to Andrew Robson's BridgeCast video teaching sessions

Learn with world-renowned bridge player and teacher Andrew Robson OBE.
Two three-month subscriptions to Andrew Robson's acclaimed BridgeCast videos.

Now you can access Andrew's acclaimed Bridge teaching via your computer, tablet or phone entirely at your own convenience. BridgeCast is a daily video posted online by Andrew about an interesting Bridge deal, with unparalleled analysis, warmth and wit. All different levels catered for from the complete beginner to the experienced duplicate or social bridge player. Look at our website to find out more and to read our testimonials. We offer free sample videos for you to view. Can be started at any time of your choice in the next twelve months.

Each morning you will receive an email containing a link to our website where you can view that morning’s video. For subscribers to our "three videos a week" channels, links to new videos will be sent out on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

(https://andrewrobsonbridgecast.com/future-channels).

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

2 of 2 : Two 3-month subscriptions to Andrew Robson's BridgeCast video teaching sessions

Learn with world-renowned bridge player and teacher Andrew Robson OBE.
Two three-month subscriptions to Andrew Robson's acclaimed BridgeCast videos.

Now you can access Andrew's acclaimed Bridge teaching via your computer, tablet or phone entirely at your own convenience. BridgeCast is a daily video posted online by Andrew about an interesting Bridge deal, with unparalleled analysis, warmth and wit. All different levels catered for from the complete beginner to the experienced duplicate or social bridge player. Look at our website to find out more and to read our testimonials. We offer free sample videos for you to view. Can be started at any time of your choice in the next twelve months.

Each morning you will receive an email containing a link to our website where you can view that morning’s video. For subscribers to our "three videos a week" channels, links to new videos will be sent out on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

(https://andrewrobsonbridgecast.com/future-channels).

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES - two tickets at the Theatre Royal Haymarket to be taken before 1 Oct 2022. Only Fools and Horses The Musical is a 2019 British stage musical with book, music and lyrics by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan, with additional music by Chas Hodges and writer John Sullivan. It is based on John Sullivan's BBC television sitcom of the same name which began in 1981. Includes signed programme - by all the cast.

75-minute One-To-One Piano Discovery Session with 4-week LCSP Membership

Real musical success seems an unrealistic dream for many people and that’s no surprise given traditional piano teaching methods.

In as little as 5 classes, you too can play the piano competently.

You won’t immediately be a Jools Holland or Elton John but you’ll be able to play some of their songs, as well as music from Bach, Adele, Chopin, Beatles and Oscar Peterson.

Isn’t this a much better investment than old fashioned piano lessons?

Whether you have ambitions to become an accomplished piano player or want to restart your piano lessons after a long break, the London Contemporary School of Piano’s 75-Minute Discovery Session may just be the thing to kickstart your journey.

In this short time frame, we’ll give you a taste of our teaching methods and cover many of the following:

• Piano Chords and Basics of Harmony Method

• Improvisation Skills and Techniques

• Jam with your Teacher – Music is about people creating together. No need to feel alone at the piano.

• How to Read Lead Sheets and Notation Styles

• How to Use Scales to Create YOUR Favourite Tunes and much more.

The Discovery Session is part of a 4-week LCSP Membership, which gives access not only to our weekly live seminars (all accessible on demand), but also to our archive of more than 80 masterclasses to enjoy in your own time and pace.

At the London Contemporary School of Piano we provide 21st century piano coaching that creates rapid and creative improvements and results to your piano skills, thanks to our world-leading teaching methods and piano coaches.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

A fantastic pack for a curry meal!
Pack contains:
✓ 2 Packs Of Breads, overall that's 2 Naans and 6 Chapatis!
✓ 3 Patterson's original chutneys; Lime & Chilli, Mango and Sweet & Spicy
✓ 6 of of our restaurant-quality curry sauces

Psst, here are some little extras about our sauces
✓ Gluten-Free but the same great taste and texture¹
✓ No-one misses out! We have 6 Vegan recipes available²
¹ - Our whole range is gluten-free and suitable for Vegetarians
² - Our vegan sauces include - Balti, Dhansak, Jalfrezi, Malay, Rogan Josh & Thai Green

Original kitchen recipes, full of ingredients that deliver fantastic flavour and unrivalled quality of product. They are complete, ready to use and yet restaurant quality.

Create a wonderful meal in minutes without the need to add additional ingredients - superb mid-week.

So simple to prepare, stir fry your chicken pieces, for example, to seal the meat add the sauce and simmer. Great midweek as a quick supper for example. A worthy alternative to a takeaway, no compromise on flavour and a fraction of the price.

Ambient stable so no need to clutter your fridge, 3/4 days refrigerated one opened, suitable for home freezing.

Ingredients
We’ve listened to our customers and have worked hard to tick many dietary boxes without any compromise on product quality or taste. All our products have no artificial ingredients, are made in a nut-free environment, all are suitable for gluten-free diets.

Six of the range are Vegan whilst all ten are Vegetarian. and there is something for everyone, Indian, Thai, Malaysian - mild, medium and hot. All of our products are made in the UK.

Two pairs of tickets (4 tickets total) to a recording of the hugely popular BBC Two series QI (venue as yet unconfirmed but probably west London) and a visit to the Green Room where you can mingle with the other VIPs!

Please note that as of June 2022 it is unconfirmed if QI will have a 2023 recording. (Previously the series was filmed in February/March each year), Should you win this auction prize and the show does not go ahead, you will have the choice to be refunded by Speakers Trust or offer your bid as a donation.

QI (short for Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game quiz show for television created and co-produced by John Lloyd. The series currently airs on BBC Two and is presented by the popular quiz master Sandi Toksvig. It features permanent panellist Alan Davies and three guest panellists per episode who are usuallyy comedians.

The show has received very positive ratings from critics and has been nominated for multiple awards; QI itself has the highest viewing figures for any show broadcast on BBC Two and Dave!! You will be assured of a highly enjoyable and fun evening should you be the lucky winner!

Voucher for 2 tickets to a concert and a dinner for two in Rotunda Kings Place up to the value of £100.

Concert at Kings Place
Kings Place is an open, multi-arts venue, presenting an adventurous and critically-acclaimed programme, with words and music at its heart.

Every year we curate a series of festivals to engage a breadth of different communities. We are a place where many audiences belong, a place where people connect with their passion and no-one is lost in the crowd.

Kings Place was developed from a generous act of philanthropy. Driven by a belief that arts and culture are a fundamental part of a thriving city – our work is as vibrant as our location in King’s Cross.

We are independently-funded and generate income through ticket sales and the staging of world-class conferences and events.

We are rooted in partnership and have developed a collaborative community of resident partners and artistic associates.

By opening our doors, people and creativity can flourish. We provide stages for artists, space for local communities and young musicians, share our home with partners, and offer audiences unforgettable, shared experiences.

We are Kings Place, the cultural pulse of King’s Cross.

The Rotunda Kings Place
BRITISH FOOD, WARM SERVICE, GREAT AMBIENCE AND A CRACKING WINE LIST
Rotunda, with its outdoor terrace sitting alongside Regent’s Canal, is a hidden gem with beautiful views situated in the heart of Kings Cross.

While here, you’ll browse a seasonal, modern British menu that features mouth-watering meat cuts from our own farm in Northumberland and fresh fish caught earlier that very day. Our range of menus includes à la carte, our set menu and for those dining on a Sunday, a mouth-watering array of sharing joints and roasts. To accompany all of this we have an award-winning wine list, great selection of craft beers, gins and house cocktails. In the warm summer months, we create an extension to the restaurant on the canalside terrace.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

Signed hardback set of Ken Follett’s ‘Century Trilogy’ books

Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 181 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 40 languages.

Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995.

He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director.

Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books.

In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007.

Ken’s recent book, The Evening and the Morning, was published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders.

Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many local charities and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire.

Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.

A majestic trilogy that follows five families through the most dramatic events of twentieth-century world history.

Book 1: Fall of Giants
Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.

A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.

From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .

Book 2 Winter of the World
“This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages.” —The Huffington Post

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.

Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.

Book 3: Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion.

In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll.

East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he’d imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw—and into history.

Case of 24 fantastic natural sodas from Genie Drinks.

Hey, we’re Genie. We make Super Natural Sodas — soft drinks you can enjoy worry-free. That’s because we only put good stuff in. No added sugar, no nasties. Just naturally tasty ingredients, packed with little wins like probiotics and vitamins. Win a mixed case (12 x cans) of our award-winning kombuchas in cans at this auction! http://www.geniedrinks.co.uk

Yeah, yeah. We know. There’s always some crazy health fad company telling you they’ll save your life from the first sip. And there’s always the global drinks corps who know just how to hide the bad stuff with slick marketing.

Well, we decided to go our own way. A soda that tastes as good as anything you’ve ever bought from a bar or a store. But made with stuff that’s just good for you. No tricks, no gimmicks. It took time, and it took a lot of weird and wonderful recipe experiments. But we found what works: natural juices and fermented teas, a few choice plant extracts, and some brilliant probiotics as required.

You’ll feel guilt-free, gut-happy, and totally refreshed.

Alert: here’s where we turn our humble settings down. Because it turns out we’ve got a lot to be proud of. People review our sodas and rate them highly, and some other people even give us nice awards that we stick on the bottles sometimes. That’s worth sharing, surely?

STEP 1
We realised sodas don’t need the bad stuff that doesn’t do you any good. All the sugar, artificial additives and chemicals, even the weird bits that come from animals — we decided to do without.

STEP 2
We added in some simple ingredients that we knew did your body good. Stuff like probiotic cultures, vegan vitamins, and fruit juices that are loaded with healthy nutrients. Or a fermentation process that creates antioxidants and enzymes to make your gut feel great.

STEP 3
We explored every different way of making it taste amazing — and we only say a recipe’s done when it tastes even better than soda without the natural benefits we add in.

Case of 24 fantastic natural sodas from Genie Drinks.

Hey, we’re Genie. We make Super Natural Sodas — soft drinks you can enjoy worry-free. That’s because we only put good stuff in. No added sugar, no nasties. Just naturally tasty ingredients, packed with little wins like probiotics and vitamins. Win a mixed case (12 x cans) of our award-winning kombuchas in cans at this auction! http://www.geniedrinks.co.uk

Yeah, yeah. We know. There’s always some crazy health fad company telling you they’ll save your life from the first sip. And there’s always the global drinks corps who know just how to hide the bad stuff with slick marketing.

Well, we decided to go our own way. A soda that tastes as good as anything you’ve ever bought from a bar or a store. But made with stuff that’s just good for you. No tricks, no gimmicks. It took time, and it took a lot of weird and wonderful recipe experiments. But we found what works: natural juices and fermented teas, a few choice plant extracts, and some brilliant probiotics as required.

You’ll feel guilt-free, gut-happy, and totally refreshed.

Alert: here’s where we turn our humble settings down. Because it turns out we’ve got a lot to be proud of. People review our sodas and rate them highly, and some other people even give us nice awards that we stick on the bottles sometimes. That’s worth sharing, surely?

STEP 1
We realised sodas don’t need the bad stuff that doesn’t do you any good. All the sugar, artificial additives and chemicals, even the weird bits that come from animals — we decided to do without.

STEP 2
We added in some simple ingredients that we knew did your body good. Stuff like probiotic cultures, vegan vitamins, and fruit juices that are loaded with healthy nutrients. Or a fermentation process that creates antioxidants and enzymes to make your gut feel great.

STEP 3
We explored every different way of making it taste amazing — and we only say a recipe’s done when it tastes even better than soda without the natural benefits we add in.

Portrait photographer Bill Knight will come to your house in the London area and photograph you and your family. Bill is twice a winner in the Portrait of Britain competition and has two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery. His website is http://www.knightsight.uk . The offer must be taken up within six months of June 2022. Electronic images will be provided. Prints can be purchased separately. Worth £500
http://www.knightsight.uk

Photos on auction site:
1. Professor Willem Ouwehand and the Master of Trinity College Cambridge
2. Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, C-type colour print, November 2013 at National Portrait Gallery, London
3. North London Family

'Hawthorns in Winter' 31 X 29cm, framed oil on board by Penelope Anstice

Penelope was born in Scotland and attended Edinburgh College of Art. She lived in the Netherlands, Italy and London before returning to Scotland where she has a studio in Dundee.

Penelope teaches annually at the Heatherleys School of Fine Art in London as well as private groups in Scotland and Spain.

Statement
My main inspiration comes from my native Scotland where the subtly shifting light and its effects over the land hold an endless fascination for me. I favour oil as a medium, I also paint in gouache and watercolour.

I like to paint outside directly from the landscape as much as possible. My work seeks to explore the boundary between realism and abstraction, the point at which an image transcends the purely representational. I enjoy the challenge of getting something down very fast, where a fleeting moment may soon be gone and when I feel I’m painting instinctively. I work larger pieces up back in the studio; using sketches and smaller paintings I start with a direct reference but often the painting moves off in another direction, usually remaining within the realms of realism but becoming more about an evocation of place than a faithful replica.

http://www.penelopeanstice.com/

Medium: Acrylic.
Size: 29cm x 39cms.

Tess paints in acrylic and water colour on traditional surfaces. She has also had great success with commissions for murals. Specialising in trompe d’oeil, some have been painted at a great height on scaffolding! Tess is an intrepid traveller and paints as she goes. Not so long ago she did a 5000-mile cycle ride through seven time zones from Beijing to Venice raising £10,000 for the Scottish Air Ambulance Service with her daughter Francesca. The daring duo cycled from the Sichuan mountains in China to the heart of Europe, following the ancient trade route known as the Silk Road, which took them through desert storms in China, blizzards in Kyrgyzstan and thunderstorms on the Black Sea coast. Throughout the trip Tess, who lives just outside Blairgowrie, painted scenes and people encountered on her travels.

London Sunrise
16"x12"
Oil on board

Daisy Perkins is a classically trained artist based in Camberwell, London. She works across a range of subject matter from portraits on commission, figure drawing, and plein air landscape paintings. London is one of her favourite subjects. She has spent many mornings and evenings painting the sun rising and going to bed over London, working frantically to catch the changing light effects along the Thames. The river ebbs and flows, the light rises and sinks, and the hustle and bustle of the city intensifies and diminishes. This is one in a series of paintings looking at these London rhythms.

Daisy has exhibited regularly in London and the UK, in solo and group exhibitions.

Tour of the Grocers' Hall with Historian Dr Helen Clifford and hosted by Past Master Rupert Uloth, Lady Louisa Uloth and the Clerk, for up to 10 people on a mutually agreed date at 6pm. Followed by a drink after the tour.

Home of the Grocers’ Company since 1426, Grocers’ Hall has managed to adapt to the challenges and changes in City life throughout its 600 year history. Over this time, Grocers’ Hall has seen plagues, the Great Fire of London, two World Wars and a fire that destroyed the Hall in 1965.

The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the ‘Great Twelve’ Livery Companies of the City of London, ranking second in the order of precedence - in 1515, the Court of Aldermen of the City of London settled an order of precedence for the 48 livery companies then in existence.

The foundations of the Company can be traced back to the Pepperers, who established a Fraternity in 1345, although they were active in London from at least 1180. The Fraternity was entrusted with the duty of preventing the adulteration of spices and drugs, as well as with the charge of the King's Beam, which weighed the bulk merchandise in which they dealt. By at least 1373 the Fraternity was known as the Company of Grocers. The name Grocer probably derives from the Latin, grossarius, one who buys and sells in the gross, in other words, a wholesale merchant in spices and foreign produce.

Today, we play a significant role in the City’s constitutional and ceremonial life, including the election of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. With the valuable industry and support of our members nationwide, we maintain and develop the fundamental ethos embodied in our early Ordinances, as well as being, in the words of the Company Clerk in 1682, ‘a nursery of charities and a seminary of good citizens’.

Auction experience must be used within one year of auction.

TITLE: ‘Of and for itself’
Medium: coloured pencil drawing. Framed
Size: 57cm x 75cm
Artist: Jim Moyes

Jim attended Maidstone College of Art before he founded Momart – the premier fine art transport, storage and installation service for collectors, galleries, museums and artists worldwide. Momart is a Royal Warrant Holder and were the custodians of the Saatchi Collection.t Jim then trained at the Slade School of Art. He Jim has always been a painter of quality and distinction. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy and his works are in private collections throughout the world.

Two Tickets to the Burghley Horse Trials on 1st September 2022 . This includes full hospitality hosted by Horse and Hound with a drinks reception, 3 course seated lunch and afternoon tea.

The world's greatest 5* equestrian event acknowledged globally by leading riders as their ultimate competitive goal. A key event towards the end of the summer social season, Land Rover Burghley attracts fantastic crowds to witness exhilarating equestrian action alongside browsing the world renowned shopping avenues and enjoying the many other attractions and activities on offer in this truly stunning location.

https://burghley-horse.co.uk/

England v India One Day International at Lords on Thursday 14 July. Day Night Game starting at 1pm.

2 x Mound Stand Debenture Seats (the best place to watch cricket from with a bar right behind your seats )

E-Tickets can be emailed to the successful bidder

Dinner for 2 at Ottolenghi Upper Street, plus a signed copy of OTK: Shelf Love

Ottolenghi Islington is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner - to eat in or take away from the deli. Located opposite the Almeida, it is a pre-theatre favourite, as well as a much-loved local institution to long-time regulars and first time guests alike.

Our Islington location takes reservations for dinner, from 5:30pm but not for breakfast or lunch – try to make it extra early if you are planning on a weekend brunch!

Seating in the restuarant is mostly on long, communal tables but there are a handful of tables for two. Please let us know at the point of booking if you have a seating preference.

OTK Shelf Love
Whether they're conjuring up new recipes or cooking for themselves at home, the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team do what we all do: they raid their kitchens. But then, they turn whatever they find into approachable creations with an 'Ottolenghi' twist.

This instinct is in perfect sync with recent times, when we've all been standing in front of our kitchen shelves, our cupboards and our fridges, wondering what to cook with what we've got; how to put a can of chickpeas or a bag of frozen peas to good use, instead of taking an extra trip to the shops.

For the first time, the team welcome us into their creative space. These dishes pack all the punch and edge you'd expect from Ottolenghi, but offer more flexibility to make them your own, using what you've got to hand. There's the ultimate guide to creamy dreamy hummus, a one-pan route to confit tandoori chickpeas and a tomato salad that rules them all.

This book is all about feeding ourselves and our families with less stress and less fuss, but with all the 'wow' of an Ottolenghi meal. It's a notebook to scribble on and add to, to take its ethos and absolutely make it your own.

This is how to cook, the OTK way.

Painting by Felicity Nicol with gold leaf frame
Title: After shopping, Nyaungshwee, Myanmar
Oil and wax on canvas on board
60 x 43 cms

About Filly Nicol:
What makes me paint:
I have always sketched and played with colour, but not until I completed a course at the Leith School of Art did I seriously begin to think about painting and putting it into practice.

I now paint from a studio in Edinburgh and of all the things I have done in my life, painting is without doubt the most absorbing, frustrating, satisfying and demanding.

Water in particular fascinates me as do people going about their daily lives. That includes the sounds, smells and colours that surround them and, to me, their animals are also a very important part of their world. I take in the plays of light and wind in skies, on land and on water and the atmospheres and scenes in towns, countrysides and deserts. With oil and beeswax I set out my impressions of what attracts my attention and my senses.

Solo Exhibitions:

2014 Piers Feetham Gallery, London
2011 Leith School of Art
Mixed exhibitions:

Anthony Woodd Gallery, Edinburgh
Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
The Gallery at Macnaughtan’s Bookshop, Edinburgh
Lymphoy House Exhibition, Edinburgh
Kirkbride Gallery, Innerleithen
Painting Courses

1990-1991 Open College of Art course in Art and Design
2002-2003 Painting Course at the Leith School of Art with Paul Martin
1996 – 2010 Intensive short courses at Gleneagles, on Mull and in Syria with Eleanor White and part time courses at the Leith School of Art