Our Friday night gala event at The Breakers will feature an auction of collectible wines and luxury items. Auction services will be provided by . This is a preliminary list of the live auction items that will be available. This listing is subject to change.
Advance bids will be taken by telephone until 5 p.m. on Friday, September 25. To enter a bid, please call (401) 847-1000 ext. 120.
The Preservation Society of Newport County thanks the following donors for their support:
LOT 1 A selection of Silver Oak wines, and a hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzle Fair Market Value: $1,350
- Three 750 ml bottles of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1982, 1983, 1984
Donated by Rhode Island PBS
- One 750 ml bottle of Silver Oak 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Stave Puzzles hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzle, “Bordeaux,” crafted especially for the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival auction by artist Kathleen Par McKenna (6x9, 100 pieces)
Donated by Karl and Terin Weintz, Stave Puzzles, Inc.
LOT 2 A Double of Double Magnums Fair Market Value: $950
- Double Magnum of 1981 Pichon Lalande
Donated by Eric Vogt, Commanderie de Bordeaux
- Double Magnum of Joseph Phelps Le Mistral
Donated by Aldo Cipriano
LOT 3 A selection of French wines Fair Market Value: $1,050
- Two 750 ml bottles of 1970 Chateau Mounton Rothschild
- One 750ml bottle of Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
- One 750ml bottle of Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne.
Donated by Jolyn Swanson and Jonathan Farber
LOT 4 Wine storage unit and 6 bottles of boutique Pinot Noir Fair Market Value: $4,500
- Six bottles of El Molino Pinot Noir 2000
Donated by Stephen Ashworth
- Sub-Zero Free-Standing Wine Storage Unit, featuring a 46-bottle capacity and a classic stainless steel exterior. Refrigeration system allows individual temperature control of the two wine compartments and ideal humidity environment.
Donated by Clarke Luxury Showrooms
LOT 5 Wine Dinner For Ten at One Bellevue Fair Market Value: $2,000
- A five course dinner for ten people prepared by Chef Kevin Thiele at One Bellevue at The Hotel Viking.
- Wine pairings led by Susan Denice from Jonathan Edwards Winery
Donated by Jonathan Edwards Winery and The Hotel Viking
LOT 6 A verticle selection of Shafer Wines Fair Market Value: $1,285
- Shafer Hillside Select is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon fruit-sourced from rugged hillside vineyard blocks on our Stags Leap District Estate, Napa Valley, California
- Five 750 ml bottles, one each of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Donated by Newport Harbor Coporation
LOT 7 Seven-Day Mediterranean Cruise for Two Aboard the Yachts of Seabourn in a Seabourn Suite Fair Market Value: $15,500
- Experience Seabourn’s exceptional Mediterranean in the ultra-luxury cruising style that readers of Travel + Leisure and Departures magazines voted the World’s Best.
- Your accommodations are in the famous 295-square foot Seabourn Suite, complete with a five-foot picture window overlooking the sea.
- Amenities include an in-suite bar stocked to your request; complimentary wines, spirits and French champagne; Pure Pampering bathing experiences from Molton Brown; free Massage Moments on deck; and much, much more. Dine when and with whom you wish in an open-seating restaurant, and enjoy an exquisite gourmet menu, designed and created especially for Seabourn by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer.
- Choose from 7 different itineraries throughout the Mediteranean and several different departure dates. Package is Cruise ONLY. All Expenses related to air, hotel, transfers, government fees, taxes, and insurance are the responsibility of the passenger.
Donated by Seabourn Cruises
LOT 8 Wine, Art and Interior Design Fair Market Value: $4,750
Donated by Maria and David Glade-Newport Wine Cellar
- Original framed gouache and water color painting of The New Bridge [Christmas Cove] by artist Anne Lyman Powers
Donated by Anne Lyman Powers, represented by Childs Gallery
- A detailed custom plan for a decorated room, delivered to your door by acclaimed interior design firm Platemark Design. Includes a personalized concept board, schematic design floor plan, fabric and material swatches and furnishing suggestions. Expiration date March 30th, 2010 and limited to greater Boston/Newport area.
Donated by Platemark Design

LOT 9 One Imperiale of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1996 Fair Market Value: $3,000
- Specially chosen by Charles Curtis M.W. of Christie’s: “Inky black fruit on the nose with a licorice note and a hint of cedar beginning to accent the fresh ripeness. On the palate the wine is very supple yet very firm and dry, with important tannic structure and great length.”
Donated by The Preservation Society of Newport County
LOT 10 Limited Edition Thomas Arvid Giclée on canvas and bottle of Harlan Estates wine Fair Market Value: $3,000
- “Inspirational Living”, 42 x 31 inches, signed and numbered by the artist. Arvid’s discerning eye captures every detail of this bottle of wine, luring us beyond the glass to illuminate the surrounding beauty. Just as every sip reveals the complexity in an extraordinary glass of wine, each reflection reveals a composition within a composition.
Donated by Thomas Arvid and the Reign Gallery of Newport
- One 750 ml bottle of fine vintage from Harlan Estates Wine
Donated by Thomas Fair
LOT 11 A Private Cellar of Boutique Vineyards Fair Market Value: $850
- Two bottles of 1999 Rudd Estate Jericho Canyon Vineyard Proprietary Red Wine
- One bottle of 1992 Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet
- One bottle of 1993 Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet
- Two bottles of 1998 Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz
Donated by Robert Bakish
LOT 12 A Private Cellar Fair Market Value $1,200
- One 750 ml bottle of 1989 Cos d’Estournel—Saint Estephe—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One 750 ml bottle of 1989 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One 750 ml bottle of 1990 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande—Red Bordeaux Wine
- Two 750 ml bottles of 1989 Chateau Rauzin-Segla Margaux—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One 750 ml bottle of 1989 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien —Red Bordeaux Wine
- One 750 ml bottle of 1970 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien Medoc—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One 750 ml bottle of 1980 Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One pint/8 oz bottle of 1975 Chateau Talbot Saint-Julien—Red Bordeaux Wine
- One bottle of 1963 Croft Vintage Port—Portugal
Donated by and from the Private Cellar of Mr. Les Ballard
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