SILENT AUCTION 2040
There will be a SILENT auction during the gala.
LOT 1: THE MONACO EXPERIENCE
2 nights at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo for 2 people.
This package includes 2 VIP seats for the World Rugby Seven Repechage for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The prestigious event returns to Stade Louis II, which also hosted final qualification events prior to the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The World Rugby Seven Repechage will take place in Monaco from 21 to 23 June 2024.
We also include tickets for the Princely Palace, The Private Automobile Collection of HSH The Prince of Monaco, and ticket for the Zoo Rainier III.
Minimum Bidding: £1,000.-
LOT 2: BARBARIANS FC vs ALL BLACKS XV SIGNED JERSEY
One exclusive signed jersey of the Barbarians FC of the match played in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the All Blacks XV on Sunday 13th November 2022.
In an extraordinary match, Barbarians FC won 35-31 to the All Blacks XV.
The Barbarians FC have a strategic partnership with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation.
The jersey is signed by the entire Barbarians team.
BARBARIANS TEAMForwards: 1 Joe Marler, 2 Camille Chat, 3 John Ryan, 4 Remi Picquette, 5 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 7 Luke Whitelock (Captain) and 8 Zach Mercer.
Backs: 9 Tawera Kerr Barlow, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 11 George Bridge, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 13 Joe Marchant, 14 Teddy Thomas, and 15 Dillyn Leyds.
Replacements: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Cedate Gomes Sa, 18 George Henri Colombe, 19 Romain Sazy, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Ihaia West and 23 Raymond Rhule.
Minimum Bidding: £ 350.-
LOT 3: SCULPTURE “ANATASIS” BY THE RENOWNED GREEK ARTIST KOSTIS GEORGIOU
SCULTURE “ANATASIS” – 65x15x15 cm – Bronze and Aluminium
Kostis Georgiou is an internationally acclaimed sculptor and painter, who lives and works in Athens. He has studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Dimitris Mytaras and Dimosthenis Kokkinidis, and at Royal College of Fine Arts in London under Peter de Francia. Georgiou has over 90 solo exhibitions and almost 100 group exhibitions to his credit, in Greece and abroad; he has won awards at international events, while several of his works have been chosen for permanent display in publics places, from the Athens Riviera to Suzhou (China), Brussels and France.
His previous works had been auctioned in BONHAM´S, SOTHESBY´S and CHRISTIE´S in London.
Minimum Bidding: £ 350.-
LOT 4: EXCLUSIVE VISIT TO THE CHELSEA STADIUM AND MUSEUM FOR TWO PEOPLE
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to the borough of Chelsea in West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. With a capacity of 40,343, it is the ninth-largest venue of the 2023–24 Premier League season and the eleventh-largest football stadium in England.
Originally opened in 1877, the London Athletic Club used the stadium until 1905, when new owner Gus Mears founded Chelsea Football Club to occupy the ground. Chelsea has played its home games there ever since. The stadium has undergone major changes over the years, most recently in the 1990s when it was renovated into a modern, all-seater stadium.
Stamford Bridge has hosted Charity Shield games and numerous other sports, such as cricket, rugby union, rugby league, speedway, greyhound racing, baseball, and American football. The stadium’s highest official attendance is 82,905 for a league match between Chelsea and Arsenal on 12 October 1935.
Minimum Bidding: £ 200.-
LOT 5: PAINTING “WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH A FIGURE” BY THE RENOWNED ITALIAN ARTIST CRISTIAN CARATTI
“Winter Landscape with a Figure” (2021 – oil on board, 20 x 25cm) captures a solitary man wandering through a serene, snow-covered park on the city’s fringe during the quiet of the Covid-19 outbreak. His lone figure, set against the pristine white canvas of winter, symbolizes a contemplative journey through life’s complexities, finding solace and freedom in the untouched beauty of nature amidst global uncertainty.
As an artist inspired by Europe’s rich cultural and artistic heritage, the Italian painter Cristian Caratti (Brescia, 1979) blends Postmodern Landscape Painting with Contemporary History Painting to create works that juxtapose realistic and imaginary landscapes with historical and symbolic references. His art is deeply infused with themes from the great masters and, reflects on the past while addressing today’s themes.
Minimum Bidding: £ 500.-
LOT 6: ARGENTINE POLO PLAYER BY LAURA WERNER
This is a small painting, 10 x 12 inches Oil on Board, by Laura Werner, a Gloucestershire-based artist who works on sporting art and landscapes.
Laura is a British artist working in oils. She focuses on equine, sporting art, and mountainscapes. Her passion for horses has taken her all around the world, culminating in a stint competing as a jockey on the California and Arizona circuits.
During this time, she was never far from a paintbrush and loved to take her experiences in the sport to portray the energy, movement, and raw emotions of a race onto canvas. Her original pieces have been featured in galleries in Cheltenham, Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket. Clients in the UK, America and Australia have purchased her commissions.
When not painting or work riding, Laura will be off in the mountains climbing or hiking with her studio sidekick, Jack Russell ‘Beans’.
Laura loves to take on a selection of private commissions throughout the year. whether it is a favourite racehorse, family dog or a polo pony, she will work with you to create your desired piece.
www.laurawerner.art
The Baden-Powell Guild of the United Kingdom has donated this painting.
Minimum Bidding: £ 350.-