Feedback Madagascar Fundraising Auction

Painting by Frances Macdonald

Cashmere

  

The Crinan Hotel

Rare 50 year old whisky

Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
signed by Douglas Adams

Just a few of the amazing items being auctioned.

Whether you are a collector of fine whiskies, a book lover, an art enthusiast or are just looking for something different to give as a present - browse the Auction List below to find a bargain or a real treat.  Clicking on 'details' will take you straight to that item.

This auction is now closed.  Many thanks to everyone who browsed this blog and made bids for items.  The auction and evening at Ardoch were a great success and we reached our target and raised over £10,000.  This is a magnificent total and all the money raised goes directly to supporting our work in Madagascar.


Thank you to all those who so generously donated items and to all those who bid.  There were indeed some bargains to be had!

1. Painting by Frances Macdonald, "Soft Aqua Shallows Iona" - celebrated contemporary Scottish colourist  details
2. Cashmere Shawl Cardigan by Denner - comfort, glamour and style   details
3. Diamond ring with Cat's Eye - The Ardoch Ring, a magical and unique piece  details
4. Book - 'The Aye Aye and I' by Gerald Durrell, signed by Lee Durrell   details
5. Fairytale Austrian Chalet  - a week in the "Mooshausl" for 4 to ski or walk   details
6. Scottish Field - a year's subscription  details
7. Rare Whisky, 46 yr old Lochside single blend from Adelphi - 1 of only 500 details
8. Book "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy"  - Illustrated first edition signed by the late Douglas Adams  details
   
9. Boden Voucher - fun clothes for everyone details
10. Luxurious week for 6 above Loch Lomond -  at the stunning Ardoch Farmhouse  details 
11. The Lemur Porcelain Cachepot - specially created for Feedback by Muffet Monro.  We can hardly bear to part with it  details  
12. Painting by Hermione Spencer, "Ben Lomond in the Autumn"  - "evokes the dynamism of the changing seasons"  details  
13. Rare whisky, a 50 Year old Skye Whisky from Glengoyne Distillery - one of only four hundred bottles  details
14. Romantic night for two: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast at the Crinan Hotel - staggering location, sumptuous cosseting and acclaimed seafood  details 
15. Golf lessons from a Pro  - improve your swing and perfect your putting
    details
16. Resplendent loo seat - to glorify the smallest room   details 
17. Painting by Caroline Hunter "Shoreline Dusk" - superlative seascape  details
18. Appointment with award winning Hair Stylist -  Jo at Pelo, Glasgow  details
19. Limited edition signed print "Blue Sky at Machrins" by Sue Biazotti - summer day on Colonsay details
20. Family day out at the Sea Life Aquarium - Lomond Shores details 
21. Cashmere Stole by Belinda Robertson details 
22. Falconry - Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre.  Meet these talented and rare birds  details
23. Culinary Delights - Country Kitchen voucher for Jane's wonderful cooking details
24. Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre - voucher for Hawk Flying Experience  details
    
25. Limited edition signed print "Evening Road to Port Mor" by Sue Biazotti - soft and gentle scene details
    
26. A Round of Golf for 4 at the Buchanan Castle Golf Club  details
27. 'Oronsay Feedback" an evocative painting by Ross Ryan  details

Item 1

 Painting by Frances Macdonald

Soft Aqua Shallows, Iona
Oil on canvas

16" x 18"

Frances Macdonald is unrivalled in her ability to capture the true character of the coastline of Argyll and the Western Isles.

Frances Macdonald both lives and works in a delightfully unspoiled corner of Argyll, at Crinan. Her trademark use of the palette knife to depict the very structure of the rock formations is balanced by an uncanny ability to portray the true colours of both beach and sea. 

Guide Value £2,000


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 2

Denner Cashmere Shawl/Cardigan

It’s a wrap, it’s a cardigan, it’s sublimely warm and luxurious. A versatile option to a coat.

Luxury 2 ply 100% cashmere - size 14

From Denner Cashmere's luxurious and individual Autumn/Winter Collection which is full of new, exclusive designs and a vibrant new colour palette, this go-anywhere, feel fabulous cashmere garment is individually made and hand finished to meet stringent quality control standards, using only the finest quality sustainable yarn.


Guide Value  £180

http://www.dennercashmere.co.uk/


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 3

The Ardoch Ring

This fabulous ring is a honey coloured Cat's Eye surrounded by a double row of small diamonds.


"Like the eye of a sleek feline predator, the chrysoberyl cat's eye winks at the astonished observer – a real miracle of Nature! That's why only this attractive gemstone has the right to the short, fitting name of "cat's eye". This gem is really something special with its narrow, bright band of light on a shimmering golden background, which seems to glide magically across the surface when the stone is moved."  (International Gemstone Association)

Guide Value   £300 - £500

To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 4

"The Aye-Aye and I - a Rescue Expedition in Madagascar" 

by Gerald Durrell

signed by Lee Durrell

From Publisher's Weekly:

Age cannot wither nor custom stale the boundless enthusiasm of Durrell in his efforts to rescue endangered species. Here he is in Madagascar--with his wife, Lee, and a BBC crew--to film and to capture for breeding the rare aye-aye, a nocturnal lemur of Africa's east coast rain forests. As his party travels through the countryside over impossible roads and rickety bridges, Durrell gives marvellous descriptions of inns and markets. Once settled in camp, he is able to find an aye-aye captive at the Biosphere Reserve, but the wild ones remain elusive.  Adventure, humour and a serious scientific mission add up to first-rate entertainment.  

This copy is signed by Gerald Durrell's wife, Lee, to whom the book is dedicated.


Guide Value  Priceless


http://www.durrell.org/




To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 5

  Austrian Chalet in Carinthia

The perfect holiday break


The “ Mooshausl “ is situated in this unspoilt  part of Austria. It is a perfect base to explore the alpine pastures of the National Park in the Nockberge, and the Carinthian lakes and castles. There are endless opportunities for walking and sightseeing in Spring, Summer and Autumn and for the Skiers, there are 4 excellent ski areas for all levels within 20 minutes of the house.
The chalet is a typical Carinthian wooden house, set in its own garden and has spectacular views to the mountains and down into the valley of the Gurk.  The self contained flat of the first floor, which sleeps 4 /6 people, is pine panelled and decorated in a typical rustic Austrian style, and at the same time modern and comfortable. The attractive living/dining room with its own balcony has two sofas which can also be used as extra beds.  At the other end of the room is a corner dining table. There is a sauna on the lower floor. 
The Mooshausl is 24 miles West of Klagenfurt and two hours drive from Salzburg.

Guide Value  £400 - £600

http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p523143


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 6

Subscription to Scottish Field

Scottish Field is Scotland's award winning, glossy, lifestyle magazine

Use this voucher to treat yourself to a year's entertaining reading or it would make a fabulous gift.  Informative, authoritative and packed with contributions from Scotland’s finest writers and photographers, it is little wonder that Scottish Field is the country’s best-selling glossy lifestyle magazine.

Guide Value  £43


http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/

To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 7

Bottle of Whisky

Collectors item

Lochside 1965, 46yr old Highland “Single Blend” 52.3% vol

1 of only 499 bottles (estimated) from cask no. 6778

Adelphi Distillery Limited selects only the finest single casks of Scotch whisky available, a mere 1 in 40 that it tastes, and bottles them unchill-filtered, at natural strength and colour. The nosing panel at Adelphi came across this 46yr old cask of Lochside in August 2011, still in its original Harvey’s Bodega shipping “butt”, and was bowled over by the richness of colour and complexity of flavour.

Official tasting notes will be written once the whisky is in bottle, but the cask sample is showing wonderful notes of dark chocolate, molasses, bitter coffee and dried fruits.

The cask is due to be bottled on Monday 26^th September, and 1 bottle will be reserved for the winner of this auction.

Guide Value £225

To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 8

First edition (1994) 

"An Illustrated Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" 

signed by the author Douglas Adams.

This is truly an 'out of this world' opportunity.  

Douglas Adams has been called the most cult British author since Tolkien. Aficionados will go to great lengths to get their hands on rarities like this. Since Douglas Adams's death, the prices have risen substantially (especially for autographed works).

You're lonely. You're light years from home. You're having problems understanding the natives. You got smashed on Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters last night. And your inter-galactic hitch hiking skills are decidedly rusty. DON'T PANIC THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU


Guide Value  Priceless

Item 9

Boden Voucher 

Choose from the exciting Boden Catalogue which has a wide range of stylish and practical clothing for all ages.  

Treat yourself or give this voucher as a present to someone special.  


Guide Value  £50


http://www.boden.co.uk/


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 10

A week at Ardoch Farmhouse for 6

The Farmhouse faces south with uninterrupted views over fields towards the village of Gartocharn. It has two entrances, one from the courtyard and another adjacent to a small garden and the parking area. The open space living area has a well equipped kitchen, a dining table that seats 6 people, comfortable armchairs and a sofa. There is a wood burning stove, audio system, DVD and a TV.

The ground floor bedroom has a double bed, wardrobe, vanity unit and an en-suite with shower and laundry facilities. There are two bedrooms on the upper floor. One is south facing with a double bed and dedicated bathroom facilities just a few paces across the landing and the other has twin beds and an en-suite bathroom.

Guide Value £1,000


http://www.ardoch-scotland.com/


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 11

Porcelain Cachepot

The dictionary definition of a cachepot is "an ornamental container for a flowerpot" and this one certainly lives up to that name!
It measures  7'' x  8''  is decorated with gold leaf and hand painted with lemurs by Muffet Monro especially for Feedback Madagascar.  Too good for plants; we can hardly bear to let it go.  


Guide Value £300 - 500


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 12

Painting by Hermione Spencer

Ben Lomond in the Autumn

30" x 24"
Oil on board

This painting by local artist, Hermione Spencer recently won first prize.   Painted with vigour, the ancient hazel tree with Ben Lomond beyond is evocative of this part of Scotland.


Value  £500 - £700


To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.

Item 13

Bottle of 50 year old Skye Whisky

This very special bottle of whisky was donated by Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd owners of Glengoyne Distillery.  This whisky retails at over £900 - but you may get a bargain if you bid here!

·       Exceptionally rare super-premium ISLE OF SKYE 50yo Blended Scotch Whisky

·       Unique blend of personally selected Scotch whiskies aged in oak casks for over fifty years

·       Presented in a solid oak wood box with gold plate and certificate of authenticity.  

·       Specification:  70cl x 41.6% vol

·       Special Limited Edition Collector’s Bottle No: ***/400 (Bottle number to be confirmed)  

Guide Value  £800 - £900

Glengoyne Distillery



To bid on this item email Celia Burn sanmakess@aol.com or telephone on 0751 590 0081 giving item number, amount bid and name, address and contact details.


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