Crocker Ball 2012 Auction Items
PRIVATE DINNER FOR TEN
Catered dinner by Elaine Bell Catering, Napa.
- Two-course dinner prepared by 51st Annual Crocker Ball Chef Elaine Bell
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after January 2013, excluding the months of September and October.
GETTY VILLA TOUR AND LUNCHEON
Visit and experience the elegant villa outside Wheatland, California where Ann Getty and her brothers spent their childhood.
- Exclusive tour of the Getty home, recently enlarged and remodeled by Ann Getty
- Private luncheon for eight
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after
February 2013.
AN EVENING WITH AN ARTIST AND COLLECTOR
Dine with artist Mel Ramos and art collector Foster Goldstrom in Goldstrom’s famous home, an architectural masterpiece nestled in the Oakland Hills.
- Tour Foster’s 1914 home, designed by award-winning architect Bernard Maybeck
- View Foster’s art collection
- Meet and dine with Mel Ramos
- Winning bidder receives a Mel Ramos print of Miss Kiss
- Limousine service included
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after February 2013.
VENTURE TO COSTA RICA
Indulge in a relaxing vacation at Villa Colina, the private residence of Sacramento architect, Robert McDougal and landscape designer, Christopher Steimle.
- Enjoy a six night, seven-day stay in this three bedroom home; can accommodate up to six adults
- Villa sits half-way between the coastal city of Jaco and Manuel Antonio National Park
- Located near the central Pacific Coast, an easy 15-minute drive to the beach
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after January 2013.
ARTFUL DINNER
- Spend an evening with renowned artist, Wayne Thiebaud and his wife, Betty Jean, at the art-filled home of Russ and Patti Solomon.
- Enjoy cocktails and dinner for six guests
- View the Solomons’ extensive art collection
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after February 2013.
CARTIER MANSION TOUR IN NEW YORK CITY
Enjoy a private tour for four of the legendary Cartier Mansion, designed by architect C.P.H. Gilbert and once owned by Pierre Cartier.
- Following the tour, cocktails hosted at the Manhattan apartment of Daniel Farley and Robert Glos
- Dinner at Balthazar, a sparkling Parisian brasserie in SoHo
- Winning bidder receives a $7,500 gift certificate from Hamilton Jewelers Pavilions towards a Cartier watch
A mutually agreed-upon date will be determined by the buyer after January 2013.
The Crocker will pay for any applicable tax on live auction items. If the winning bidder would like to make a donation in the amount of the tax, the Museum will accept this as a tax deductible contribution.