Carmel Highlands Ocean View Home

Donated by Dr. & Mrs James Cox
Valued at: $5,300
Reserve price: $2,750

Spend 4 days/4 nights in this Highlands home which is 5 minutes from Carmel Valley and 10 minutes from downtown Carmel. Enjoy the beautiful Carmel area while staying in this open and light home on the hill above Brad Pitts seaside home.

Large airy Living room with fireplace, dining room and cheerful kitchen.  2 bedroom, 2 bath home on 1 ½ acres. Sleeps 6.

King bedroom, Queen bedroom and office with trundle bed. Patio with BBQ.

Off street parking. Cleaning is included.

No Pets. Non-smokers only.

At a mutually agreeable time before September 15, 2025.

Holiday Luncheon for Four at Gamble Garden— Friday, Dec. 13

Donated by Kris Forbes
Valued at: $275
Reserve price: $150

Enjoy a garden fresh Holiday lunch for four in the heritage house of Elizabeth Gamble located in the heart of Palo Alto. Before and after lunch, stroll through the beautiful public gardens surrounding the house. You will also receive four Gamble Garden Note cards.

The luncheons were OLD OUT before tickets are available to the general public. Here is your chance to acquire these hard-to-come-by tickets.

Lunch is at noon on Friday, December 13

Use this LINK for more information about Gamble Garden.

Holiday Luncheon for Four at Gamble Garden—Saturday, Dec. 14

Donated by Claire Whyburn
Valued at: $275
Reserve price: $150

Enjoy a garden fresh Holiday lunch for four in the heritage house of Elizabeth Gamble located in the heart of Palo Alto. Before and after lunch, stroll through the beautiful public gardens surrounding the house. You will also receive four Gamble Garden Note cards.

The luncheons were SOLD OUT before tickets are available to the general public. Here is your chance to acquire these hard-to-come-by tickets.

Lunch is at noon on Saturday, December 14

Use this LINK for more information about Gamble Garden.

Five Tickets to Gamble Garden Winter Festival

Donated by Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
Valued at: $225
Reserve price: $150

Welcome the December holidays by celebrating at Gamble Garden's beloved Winter Festival! This fun family event features Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, a festive Marketplace, kid's Arts & Crafts, Teen Artisan vendors, ballet performances, an amazingly-curated vintage sale, food for purchase, raffle, and much more.  Experience Gamble Garden all lit up in glorious holiday lights -- this happens only at Winter Festival!  The winner of this auction item will get five (5) general admission tickets to Winter Festival on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 

Gamble Garden is a horticultural nonprofit located at 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301.  For more information, visit https://www.gamblegarden.org/winterfestival/"

Two One-Hour Personal Training or Yoga Sessions

Donated by Michelle Baker
Valued at: $300
Reserve price: $150

Two one hour sessions of personal training or yoga. Sessions to be arranged by mutual agreement and will be held at your house. The certificate must be used within one year from date of event or by September 17, 2025.

“Evening Colors.” A Landscape Painting by PK Jones and Inspired by Percy Gray

Donated by PK Jones
Style:  Impressionism
Medium:  Oil on Canvas
Size (before framing): 16” high x 20” wide
Size (with frame): 18” high x 22"
Retail Price:  $1,450 (includes gold frame)
Reserve Price:  $500

As the sun goes down, colors soften and a quiet calm settles over the land. No one was better at portraying this feeling than Percy Gray, one of the great Early California Impressionists. His paintings speak of a deeply personal and emotional response to the poetic beauty of the outdoors. The California scenes he captured are fast disappearing and this painting pays homage to his depiction of the peace of a late summer evening with dusk not far behind.

***** 

Patricia Jones is an award-winning Bay Area artist, who paints landscape and still life subjects in the Impressionist tradition.  She has studied at Stanford University, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Pacific Art League and in art workshops in France, Italy and Russia.  She is a member of Oil Painters of America and the Pacific Art League.

Patricia’s paintings have been juried into the Scottsdale Artists’ School “Best and Brightest” Show for 10 years in a row.  One of her paintings won First Place in this show and she has collected many other awards as well.  Her paintings have also been consistently juried into American Art Collector’s annual art catalogue including the 2024 catalogue.   In 2021, two of her paintings were finalists in the local UArt Open and one took home a top prize.  For the last three years she has been juried into the prestigious Triton Museum of Art’s Statewide Salon Show and last year won the Director’s Choice Award!

Patricia’s work is represented by the Portola Art Gallery and additional work can be seen at Richard Sumner Gallery, 628 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, and at Saint Michael’s Alley, 140 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto, where her art is on display in their main dining room.  

More paintings can be seen on her website: www.pkjones.com. 

Follow her on Instagram and Facebook: @pkjones1000

Take Baby for a Stroll in the Park with a Vintage (1924) E I Horseman Doll in Pottery Bar Kids Pink Glitter Stroller

Donated by Cindra Cox and Claire Whyburn
Valued at: $300
Reserve price: $150

This antique (1924) E I Horseman Doll with porcelain head and eyes that close looks perfect in her Pottery Bar Kids Pink Glitter Stroller. Here’s the perfect gift for the little girl in your life.

Also included:

Reading and Rocking with Raggedy Ann

Donated by Cindra Cox and Claire Whyburn
Valued at: $200
Reserve price: $75

This unique 30-inch tall Raggedy Ann doll comes with rocking chair, book, and accessories. A perfect gift for your favorite toddler.

Vintage Shawl and Silk Purse

Donated by Kris Forbes and Claire Whyburn
Valued at: $125
Reserve price: $75

Step out in style with a vintage embroidered 16” x 60” scarf and silk purse in matching colors.

Wine Tasting at Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma

Donated by Maria Damp
Valued at: $300
Reserve price: $150

Bring a bit of Carneros sunshine to your day while tasting through a flight curated from the Ram’s Gate portfolio in Sonoma.

Enjoy a Wine tasting for 4 guests at Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma. Seated at a table, guests will be guided through a flight featuring five wines from their Cellar Note Series, Single Vineyard Wines and Estate Collection. (value $240)

To get you started, enjoy a bottle of Ram’s Gate 2023 Rosé! Distinguished by a profusion of red fruit, the nose dances with aromas of strawberry patch, fresh summer melon, and cranberry. On the palate, the wine exudes vitality, supported by a luscious texture and inviting acidity. Only 160 cases were produced! (value $40).

A specialty wine stopper is included (valued at $20).

Pamper Yourself with a Massage and Facial from La Belle

Donated by Hathaway Kading and Ellen Moore
Valued at: $360
Reserve price: $180

Enjoy a Relaxing Day at Silicon Valley’s A-List Beauty Spa using Gift Certifications for:

One Hour De-stress with a custom blend Swedish Massage ($150)

One Hour Classic pamper and Purify Facial ($210)

A Wonderful Day on the River—Just Add Fish

Donated by Cindra Cox
Valued at: $525
Reserve price: $250

Spend a peaceful day fly fishing on the river. An antique wicker creel filled with:
Vintage prints
Wonderful books
Little Boxes of Homemade Flies from Colorado
Vintage Bamboo Fly Fishing Pole
Tributary Hip Pack by Simms
Embroidered Fish Flask

Halloween Needlepoint Box

Donated by Mary Marsh
Valued at: $300
Reserve price: $150

This needlepoint item has been hand made by one of the Foothill Auxiliary members.  It is a Halloween design encased in a black lacquer box.  Look at the ghouls’ eyes shining in the dark.  It is priceless and likely to become a family heirloom. The box comes filled with Halloween treats. 

One Dozen Designer Cupcakes

Donated by Eileen Sullivan
Valued at: $60
Reserve price: $40

Serve your guests the perfect cupcakes at your next event. Eileen will consult with you to decide on flavors for your cupcakes and deliver them to your home (within a 20 mile radius of Menlo Park) at a mutually agreeable date and time. Two weeks advance notice is needed for specialty cupcakes.

Cannot be delivered the weeks of November 22 and December 23, 2024. Must be redeemed by May 31, 2025

Top Two Bidders Win.

Spectacular White Orchid Arrangement

Donated by Ladera Garden and Gifts
Valued at: $250
Reserve price: $125

This spectacular white orchid arrangement, made especially for Holidays on a High Note by Ladera Garden and Gifts, is a perfect gift for a special friend or treat for yourself. Known for their longevity, these blooms will provide months of enjoyment.

Faux Flower Arrangement

Donated by Noreen Carruthers
Valued at: $300
Reserve price: $150

This fantastic faux flower arrangement is totally believable and will give life to your space the way any fresh floral arrangement would.

This everlasting bouquet of faux flowers will be the favorite of anyone who is green-thumb-challenged or who hates to see an arrangement on their table that is past it’s useful life.

After Dinner Sips on the Patio

Donated by Cindra Cox and Claire Whyburn
Valued at: $200
Reserve price: $75

End your evening on the patio while enjoying a Bottle of Grand Marnier served on a silver plate tray with cocktail glasses and decorative napkins.

Wine, Wine, Wine!

Donated by The Members of Foothill Auxiliary

Bid on one or all of the wonderful wine packages that will be included in our silent auction.

Vintage Blossoms and Sage
With Floral Design by Pico Soriano

Donated by Kris Forbes, Vicki Vasilakos Becker & Pico Soriano
Valued at: $660
Reserve price: $330

This fabulous tablescape includes:

•Fabulous and fresh Floral Centerpiece inspired by the china
•A Sage Green Satin Tablecloth (fits 60" round table)
•Vintage "Czecho Slovakia V"  Rose Buds Floral China - Service for 10 (Dinner plates, Salad plates, Desert plates, Fruit bowl, Soup bowl, Coffee Cup and Saucers)
•Covered Serving Dish with Handles, Two Open Serving Dishes, Gravy/Sauce Boat, Sugar and Creamer
•Clear Chargers with Gold Edge
•Stemmed Vintage Cranberry Water Glasses
•Stemmed Vintage Etched Crystal Wine Glasses
•Vintage Embroidered Napkins with Custom Napkin Rings
•Votive Candles

Note: there are extras of the china, etched glassware, napkins and napkin rings

A Royal Garden Party Tablescape

Donor: The Discovery Shop/American Cancer Society

You can purchase all or part of the fabulous tablescape:

• Rosenthal Diadem China Set - (Mid Century Style) - with Linens and Votives

• Holmes & Edward Inlaid Silverplate Flatware, “May Queen”

• 8 Signed Baccarat Montaigne and 8 Signed Baccarat Sherry/Brandy Crystal Glasses

• 8 Signed Rosenthal Minimalist Crystal Wine Glasses

• Succulent Centerpiece

Claude Monet’s Poppies Tablescape

Donor: Adele Stinson

Your table will reflect the beauty of a classic Monet painting when you include items from this tablescape.

Arrangements from Our Fabulous Tablescape Participants