a night for Romance swan ball auction f 2008 2008 Swan Ball and Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED AND VERY GENEROUS SUPPORT OF www.aa.com AND www.loewshotels.com AND www.regions.com Auction Rules Table of Contents Registration International Trips Lot When you register at the Swan Ball Auction, you will be given a numbered bid paddle for you to place bids during the Auction. Africa – Safari 35 Live Palmetto Bluff Home 44 Live Argentina – Best of Patagonia 23 Live Ponte Vedra Inn & Club 72 Silent Absentee Bids Bahamas – One&Only Ocean Club 84 Silent Private Jet – Charleston or New Orleans 40 Live An Absentee Bid form may be obtained by contacting the Auction Coordinator, Mary Lewis, by email at [email protected]. Baker’s Bay 64 Silent Ritz‑Carlton / Tehama Golf Carmel 45 Live If you wish to place an Absentee Bid, you may do so by submitting this bid to Mary Lewis prior to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa 58 Silent 2008. An Absentee Bid authorizes the 2008 Swan Ball to bid for you on one or more lots up to the maximum dollar amount you San Francisco 91 Silent specify. The 2008 Swan Ball will purchase the lot of your choice for the lowest possible bid and never more than the amount you have Brazil – Peacock Bass Fishing 27 Live Sea Island – The Cloister 17 Live authorized. Absentee Bids are a binding agreement to purchase. Canada – Montreal & Quebec City 11 Live Sea Island – Oceanfront Condo 38 Live Egypt 31 Live Sonoma Home with Wine 53 Silent England – London & Cambridge 36 Live South Dakota Pheasant Hunt 13 Live Live Auction And Silent Auction Exclusive Resorts 9 Live Lot 1 through 45 in the catalog will be auctioned by live bidding. Lot 46 through 91 will be auctioned in the Loggia on a silent The Sagamore – Lake George 69 Silent bid basis. These lots will be closed and sold approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Live Auction. France – Home at Cap d’Antibes 49 Silent Twin Farms – Vermont 75 Silent France – Golf & Wine in Provence 33 Live Greece 15 Live Successful Bids And Payments India – The Grand Tour 21 Live Auction purchases should be paid for the evening of the Auction. Conditions of sale require that buyer pay for their purchase(s) India – Aman Resorts 41 Live Treasures no later than June 10, 2008. After each lot is auctioned, the high bidder will sign a binding agreement to purchase their lot. Italy 25 Live Likewise, Absentee Bidder will be required to sign a binding Auction agreement to purchase their lot at the time they submit Barrett Rifle 7 Live Japan 8 Live their bids to the Swan Ball Representative. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have sole and BMW Gift Certificate 52 Silent Moscow – AA Tickets 12 Live final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re‑offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after Bradford’s Gift Certificate 50 Silent the sale, the Swan Ball’s records shall be conclusive in all respects. All sales are final and are nontransferable for resale. Nevis – The Four Seasons 56 Silent Cheekwood Dinner Party 42 Live Payment may be made by check, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Please make checks payable to Cheekwood, The Nimmo Bay Heli Fishing BC 29 Live CMA Awards 66 Silent 2008 Swan Ball. Credit card sales after June 10, 2008 are subject to an additional 2% processing fee. All sales are final. Items Paris & London / Louis Vuitton Luggage 22 Live Cotton Mill 71 Silent may be removed from the Auction only by exhibiting a paid receipt. Road to Mandalay 26 Live Dallas Cowboys Suite 62 Silent Scotland Golf 5 Live F. Scott’s Wine Dinner 2 Live St. Barth’s 46 Silent Buyer’s Responsibilities Fiandaca Gift Certificate 77 Silent Trips are sold as described in the catalog. All trips are to be taken during the time specified in the trip description. Special The World Cruise / Residensea 39 Live General Jackson Party 14 Live invitations are subject to the schedules of the hosts who have extended them and may not be available if trips are changed. When private homes are included, the property must be used only as and when specified, and returned in the condition in J. Michael’s Clothiers 63 Silent which it was donated. No long distance phone calls may be made from the residence. Private home trips are not transferable Movie Premiere Party 16 Live without the prior written consent of the donor. Any extensions or date changes are subject to availability and will be made at Domestic Trips Jamie Gift Certificate 47 Silent the buyer’s expense. Date changes may result in the loss of trip components and additional fees may be incurred by the buyer. Muna Couture / Wedding Gown 54 Silent Swan Ball trips cannot be exchanged for other destinations. There is no residual cash value of any component of any trip or Alabama Quail Hunt 89 Silent Muna Couture / Evening Gown 55 Silent item. If ticketed events are cancelled, tickets are not refundable or transferable. The Swan Ball reserves the right to make Aspen – St. Regis 4 Live NetJets 28 Live substitutions of equal value if circumstances pertaining to any portion of any component of the trip change due to events Blackberry Farm 68 Silent Oxxford Clothes 80 Silent beyond the control of the Swan Ball. Taxes, ground transportation (including rental cars), international fees, internal air, Boca Grande – Gasparilla Inn 20 Live Peter Nash Dog Portrait 76 Silent gratuities and amenities are not included unless indicated. The Buyer is responsible for clarifying questions about any Canyon Ranch, Tucson 61 Silent Pontoon Boat 18 Live component of the trip prior to departure. Trip Coordinators will be listed in the buyer’s packet. Please book your trip as early Casa Morada & The Breakers 88 Silent as possible to avoid disappointment regarding availability. Portrait by Anne Rodgers 57 Silent Cashiers’ Home 78 Silent Portrait by Michael Cheatham 87 Silent Colorado – The Home Ranch 34 Live Pratesi Linens 74 Silent Trip Insurance And Cancellations Georgia Quail Hunt 59 Silent Swan Ball Painting by Pepe Presley 32 Live Trip insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. The Swan Ball agrees to make its best effort to deliver a trip as sold. In the case Golf Club of Tennessee 82 Silent Titans Suite 1 Live that a trip must be cancelled or changed for reasons beyond the control of the Swan Ball, the Buyer agrees to select a Grandluxe Rail Journey 43 Live Verdura Cuff Bracelet 30 Live comparably priced trip or a refund of the purchase price minus any expenses by the Ball. Cancellations due to a decision of Hawaii 65 Silent Waller Lawn Maintenance 81 Silent the Buyer are not the responsibility of the Swan Ball and no refund will be made to the Buyer. Cancellation policies of each Hilton Head – Sea Pines 6 Live Whole Foods Evening 3 Live donor are binding. The Homestead / The Greenbrier 86 Silent Hunt at Shelby Lake Farm 79 Silent Air Travel And Accommodations Jackson Hole – Spring Creek Ranch 70 Silent American Airlines tickets are coach class unless otherwise specified. Air travel is based strictly upon availability of promotional Keeneland 37 Live seating, which may affect your preferred schedule and limit the number of buyers who can fly together on the same flight. Kohler Golf 24 Live Accommodations are subject to availability. Accommodations are based on double occupancy. No AAdvantage miles can L. A. Movie Premiere 19 Live be earned from promotional tickets and no stopovers are allowed. You may not use your own AAdvantage miles to upgrade. La Costa Spa 83 Silent Your trip will be planned with normal airline connections. Trips using American Airlines tickets must be taken by June 14, 2009 Las Vegas – Harrah’s 90 Silent unless otherwise specified. Once tickets are issued, changes made to American Airlines tickets will incur an administrative charge of $100 per person. The Swan Ball is not responsible for any expenses incurred or inconvenience experienced due to Las Vegas – The Wynn 60 Silent the late arrival of a regularly schedule flight that causes a missed connection. Peak reservation demand days for international Louisiana Fishing 85 Silent travel are Friday, Saturday and Sunday between the months of April and November each year. Although these dates are not Maine Fishing 67 Silent blacked out, availability will be very limited. Business/First Class is guaranteed where stated on overseas flights; however, New Mexico – Rainmaker’s Golf 51 Silent American Airlines cannot guarantee Business/First Class service from Nashville to points of international departure. Private air Newport – Chanler at Cliff Walk 48 Silent is subject to availability as determined by the donor and restrictions will apply in all cases. Due to weight and space restrictions, NY Fashion Week 10 Live all oversize luggage including golf clubs, skis and large suitcases may have to be shipped separately at the expense of the Oprah & Chicago 73 Silent buyer. Values are based on regular retail rates. Values by donor are exclusive of any promotions, discounts or specials. Auction Lots by Category Art Lots Homes Lots Cheatham Portrait 87 Cashiers 78 Portrait in Fur by Peter Nash 76 France 49 Pepe Presley Swan Ball 32 Grand Cayman 9 Anne Rodgers Portrait 57 Hilton Head – Sea Pines 6 Jackson Hole 70 Boy Toys Los Cabos 9 Barrett Rifle 7 Palmetto Bluff 44 BMW 52 Sea Island 38 NetJets 28 Scottsdale 9 Pontoon Boat 18 Snowmass 9 Cities Sonoma 53 Charleston or New Orleans 40 Chicago 73 Hunting Alabama – Quail 89 Las Vegas 60, 90 Georgia – Quail 59 London 22, 36 Kentucky – Shelby Lake Duck Hunt 79 Los Angeles 19 South Dakota – Pheasant 13 Moscow 12 New York 10 Irresistibles Paris 22, 33 Bradford’s Gift Certificate 50 San Francisco 91 Louis Vuitton Luggage 22 Pratesi Linens 74 Clothes Vedura Bracelet 30 Cotton Mill 71 Waller Lawn Maintenance 81 Fiandaca 77 Jamie Gift Certificate 47 Resorts Muna Couture Bridal 54 Aspen St Regis 4 Muna Couture Evening 55 Baker’s Bay 64 J.