AUCTION 13 July – 7 August 2020
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The Furniture Makers’ Company the furnishing industry’s charity ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION 13 July – 7 August 2020 https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction ONLINE AUCTION https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction Thank you for showing interest in The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Online Charity Auction, which will be hosted on the National Funding Scheme - Donate. https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction BIDDING The auction will commence at 9.00am on Monday 13 July and be live up until 5.00pm on Friday 7 August. During the auction, bids can be placed any time, day or night. All bids must be placed through the Donate platform – no telephone or email bids, unless indicated in the auction catalogue, will be accepted. The Donate platform is very simple to use. You can view current bids, browse other auctions and bid for items without registering with Donate. To place a bid, simply go to the page of the lot item you want to bid on and enter the following: • Your bid amount • Your mobile number or email address • Check the tick box agreeing to the terms and conditions of using Donate. BEING OUTBID On bidding for something, if at any point you are outbid by someone else, you will receive either an email/text message letting you know, at which point you can choose to bid higher or recede. SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS At the end of the auction, winning bidders will receive automatic notifications either by email or mobile depending on the contact details they entered, with a link to the Donate payment page. Payments must be made through this link, for that specific item only. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any questions about the auction or how to use the Donate platform, please don’t hesitate to contact Rachael Garnett, fundraising and development executive: [email protected] 020 7562 8521 2 https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The auction will be subject to the terms and refund the purchase price to the winning bidder, conditions of the National Funding Scheme - but shall have no liability to him or her for any Donate. http://demo.donate-platform.com/ consequential costs, loss or damages, whether terms-and-conditions associated with the cancellation of travel plans or otherwise. 2. The Furniture Makers’ Company has the right to refuse any bid. If the winning bid is invalid or is not 5. Where appropriate the onus is on the buyer to paid, the next highest bid shall be the winning bid. contact the donor or his representative and arrange mutually convenient dates and times for 3. All lots are sold according to catalogue their experience etc. The Furniture Makers’ descriptions which are subject to alteration until the Company will forward contact details to the buyer point of sale and are based upon information within two weeks of the sale. The Furniture Makers’ provided by the donors of the lots. Descriptions Company can accept no further responsibility for have not been verified by The Furniture Makers’ the arrangements. Company and should not be relied upon as statements of definitive fact. Neither The Furniture 6. In the event of cancellation of a sporting lot for Makers’ Company nor the relevant donor can be whatever reason, bad weather, outbreak of held responsible for errors of description or for disease, terrorism etc. any alternative date will be a genuineness or authenticity of any lot, or for any matter of negotiation between the donor and fault or defect in it. Neither the organisers nor the bidder. The Furniture Makers’ Company can donor give any warranty whatsoever in respect of accept no further responsibility for the any lot where quarry numbers are mentioned. The arrangements. figures are indicative only and all lots are sold 7. These conditions of sale are subject to English law subject to no return. Images against lot and each bidder submit to the exclusive jurisdiction descriptions are for illustrative purposes only and of the English Courts. may not indicate the exact lot you will receive. 8. Lots in this Auction have all been generously given 4. If the donor of a lot does not make available to the for the benefit of The Furniture Makers’ Company. winning bidder the relevant lot substantially as Experiences may not be resold or gifted. described, and alternative arrangements are not made, The Furniture Makers’ Company shall TEXT DONATION Don’t see anything you like in the auction? Well, you can still support The Furniture Makers’ Company by donating £10. Simply visit www.easydonate.org/DONATE10 to give or to give £10 text: DONATE10 to 70191 Thank you for your support. 3 ONLINE AUCTION https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction LOT 1 Tickets to RHS Chelsea Flower Show Two adult all-day tickets to RHS Chelsea Flower Show for Wednesday 19 May 2021 8.00am to 8.00pm. Donated by Amanda Waring who has designed an ‘Urban’ Show Garden for SSAFA, supported by CCLA. Arrangements will be made for the recipients to meet with Amanda during the day and spend a short time on the garden. Tickets will be sent late April 2021 by email. Guide price: £156 Donated by Catfoot Designs Amanda Waring designs both gardens and furniture, and is currently the Junior Warden for The Furniture Makers’ Company. VIEW ONLINE LOT 2 Furniture Manufacturer Level 2 Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment The apprenticeship has been designed to develop core skills, knowledge and behaviours relevant to the industry whilst developing occupational skills and knowledge. End-point assessment includes: 1. Two knowledge examinations – health and safety knowledge and knowledge of the industry 2. A practical observation of two hours observing the apprentice carrying out a set of tasks 3. A portfolio of evidence compiled to demonstrate Donated by Achieve+Partners the skills, knowledge and behaviours Achieve+Partners is a new niche end-point Guide price: £900 assessment organisation in the provision of end-point assessment for the Trade Supplier, Furniture and Wood Manufacturing and related VIEW ONLINE supply chain industries. 4 https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction ONLINE AUCTION LOT 3 ‘Nightscape’ by Eamonn Higgins Nightscape’ - one of two original framed paintings (acrylic on canvas) by Ballymena based artist, Eamonn Higgins. Measuring approx. 10” (w) x 12” (d) each, each of the co-ordinating works (Skyfire & Nightscape) are inspired by the coastal landscapes of the west coast of Ireland. Since graduating from Lincoln School of Art in 2003, Eamonn has worked as a professional sculptor and gained international acclaim. Guide price: £200 Donated by Reallyverynice Starting price: £125 The Reallyverynice Gallery was established by Liveryman, Joanna Knight, to offer a dynamic collection of 2D and 3D ‘one of a kind’ work from contemporary UK and international artists as well as furniture pieces. Based in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Reallyverynice also sells online through VIEW ONLINE www.reallyverynice.co.uk LOT 4 ‘Skyfire’ by Eamonn Higgins ‘Skyfire’ - one of two original framed paintings (acrylic on canvas) by Ballymena based artist, Eamonn Higgins. Measuring approx. 10” (w) x 12” (d) each, each of the co-ordinating works (Skyfire & Nightscape) are inspired by the coastal landscapes of the west coast of Ireland. Since graduating from Lincoln School of Art in 2003, Eamonn has worked as a professional sculptor and gained international acclaim. Guide price: £200 Donated by Reallyverynice Starting price: £125 The Reallyverynice Gallery was established by Liveryman, Joanna Knight, to offer a dynamic collection of 2D and 3D ‘one of a kind’ work from contemporary UK and international artists as well as furniture pieces. Based in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Reallyverynice also sells online through VIEW ONLINE www.reallyverynice.co.uk 5 ONLINE AUCTION https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction LOT 5 Gazelle table and four Roebuck chairs Renowned British furniture designer Ernest Race designed the Gazelle table for the 1951 Festival of Britain and it quickly became a British furniture design classic. Ernest Race’s Roebuck chair was designed to complement the Gazelle table as a stacking chair for café and casual dining venues. Guide price: £1,700 Starting price: £500 Donated by Race Furniture Race Furniture has been at the forefront of the design and manufacture of seating for public spaces since its formation by acclaimed British designer, Ernest Race. VIEW ONLINE LOT 6 Chair in G P & J Baker A handmade chair, featuring a hardwood frame with coil sprung seat, covered in G P & J Baker fabrics. W82cm x D90cms x H95cms Guide price: £1,000 Starting price: £500 Donated by Artistic Upholstery Handmade in the famous furniture town of Long Eaton by Artistic Upholstery Limited, family owned and managed since 1952 and Manufacturing Guild Mark holder since 1998. VIEW ONLINE 6 https://bit.ly/FMCOnlineCharityAuction ONLINE AUCTION LOT 7 Beehive Box A beautiful Beehive Box by Sarah Kay. 15cm x 15cm x 22cm. The successful bidder will also have to pay £10 for postage on top of the winning price. Guide price: £240 Starting price: £125 Donated by Sarah Kay Sarah Kay has been designing and making things in wood since graduating from Parnham College in 1996. She offers a bespoke design service for private clients as well as design consultancy for a select few UK retailers. VIEW ONLINE LOT 8 Four-day chair making course for two A four-day chair making course for two people at the Axminster Skill Centre. Axminster is in a lovely part of East Devon, close to the Jurassic Coast and its stunning scenery with pretty seaside towns nearby. The highest bidder will have personal tuition with one of our highly experienced tutors. You’ll use hand tools, power tools, machinery, and learn and develop woodturning and finishing techniques. Food and materials will be provided. Social distancing measures will be in place.