Bidders are invited to make secret, silent bids from 15th August - see details below. You may place an email bid here.
Lot 1 : The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore. (These will be exhibited in St. Peter's Church from 15th August until 11th September 2011.
The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore.
The three paintings (below) are part of the unique Collection of the Works of Gerald Moore and are due to be exhibited permanently soon in a London Gallery
'Dog in Landscape'
Oil on canvas 31 " x 31 "
This is a last and unique opportunity to acquire a
Gerald Moore.
The person who makes the highest bid will have a choice of the three Works. Should the next highest bid be within 20% of the winning bid the person who makes that bid will have the option to obtain at the price they bid one of the remaining two Works. So be sure to place the best bid you can for the Painting that you want.
Minimum Bid £200
'Swan Lake'
Oiled crayons on paper 20" x 27"
'Portrait of a Girl'
Watercolour on paper 19" x 19"
All Bids Must Be in Pounds Sterling
Postal Bidding
1 You may send a postal bid to:
Sue Sunderland
SILENT AUCTION BID (Do not Open)
Swallows Barn
West Buckland.
EX32 0SL
2 Write the Lot No. on a sheet of paper and the amount you wish to bid for the Lot. For each separate bid for a Lot please use a separate sheet of paper.
3 Give your name, address and telephone number on each sheet of paper.
4 Your letter will be unopened until 7.30p.m. on Sunday, 11th September. This means that if you are away during the Festival you can still bid for any of these unique Lots.
5 Remember it does not matter whether your bid is the last bid or the first. All that matters is that it is the highest.
6 A word of advice. Always bid an 'odd' figure. If, for example, you place a Bid for £240 you may be in danger of losing the Lot to someone who has bid £240.05p! Don't risk it!
Click on the lots below for more details.
Lot 1. The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore.
Lot 2. A week, for two, of rock climbing and walking in the mountains of North Wales with an experienced instructor.
Lot 3. A Week for FOUR in a Cottage in Laugharne in South Wales - the village of Dylan Thomas.
Lot 4. A picnic on Exmoor for three or four with travel in a vintage Rolls Royce.
