The following items have been donated by generous friends of the Historic Petersburg Foundation for our Moonlight Magic gala – the 15th Ball in the ‘Burg – on February 29. Even if you cannot attend the event, you can bid on these fantastic get-aways, events, and items! Online bids will be taken up to 4 PM on February 28. At that time, the highest online bid becomes the starting bid the night of the Ball. If no one outbids the highest online bid, the item will go to the online bidder. If you win a bid online, we will contact you following the Ball with payment and pick-up information.
Online bidding instructions:
Each item has been tagged with a minimum bid amount. All starting bids must be for at least that amount. Additionally, you may submit a maximum bid amount. This means that if someone else bids higher than your starting bid but lower than your maximum bid, you retain the high bid, which will then be $5.00 over the last bid until your maximum is overbid. If you’re lucky, it might not be!
Each day, this site will be updated with the highest bids from the previous day. You will be notified of the status of your maximum bid. If you have been outbid but are especially interested in a particular item, you can place a new bid and a new maximum.
In addition to this page, selected items will be posted on our Facebook page daily.
For more information about the get-away destinations, events, or certificates, click on the name in red. Please note that all get-away and some event packages are subject to availability. If you have questions about the bidding process, send them to historicpetersburgfoundation@verizon.net and put “Moonlight Auction” in the subject line. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible!
Item #501:
One week stay at Pear Tree Cottage, Bourton-on-the-Water,
the Cotswolds, England. Entire house – up to 6 guests.
Estimated value: $1,500 – $1,750
Current winning bid: $355 – Bidder #216
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Item #502
Weekend stay and 2 dinners for 2 at The Smithfield Inn, Smithfield, Virginia. 
Current winning bid: $120 – Bidder #211
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Item #503
1 night stay with dinner for 2 at the historic Berry Hill Resort & Spa, South Boston, Virginia.
Estimated value: $250 – $300
Current winning bid: $225 – Bidder #205
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Item #504
2 night stay with breakfast for 2 at The Delicate Flower BnB, Clarksville – Virginia’s only lakeside town!
April-June.
Estimated value: $300 – $350
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #202
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Item #505
2 night stay at The Doll House AirBnB, Blackstone, Virginia.
Entire house – up to 6 guests.
Estimated value: $400 – $450
Starting bid $50
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Item #506
1 night stay at the historic Dodson’s Tavern guest house plus dinner at Brickhouse Run. For 2 people.
Starting bid $50
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Item #507
Weekend in Bath County at Cloverdale Church, a repurposed church building offering a unique get-away experience! Entire “house” – up to 4 people.
Starting bid $50
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Item #508
2 night stay at the Cockade City Flats in Old Towne Petersburg. Entire apartment for 2 people.
Estimated value: $175 – $200
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #212
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Item #509
Full day use of the historic Wallace House for an event (up to 50 people) plus overnight stay for 2 people.
Estimated value: $1,000+
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #205
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Item #510
Dinner or lunch for 6, including wine and cocktails, at the historic Hudson-Day house in Old Towne with preservationist hosts Bill Irvin and Bill Nicholson. One-of-kind opportunity: you will be the first post-restoration guests to dine in the newly finished interior!
Value: $400 – $800 (but priceless, really!)
Starting bid: $200
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Item#511
Wine and cheese party for up to 8 people at the unique and historic Trapezium House in Old Towne Petersburg
Estimated value: $400+
Current winning bid: $155 – Bidder #206
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Item #512
2 tickets to the Petersburg Food Tour
Starting bid $25
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Item #513
2 tickets to Fiddler on the Roof, April 7 performance, Altria Theater, Richmond, VA. Seats are Orchestra Right, row T.
Current winning bid: $50 – Bidder #209
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Item #514
Massage at Massage Envy, Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights
Current winning bid: $20 – Bidder #218
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Item #515
Tea for Two at the Blue Willow Tea Room in Old Towne Petersburg includes gift basket and gift certifiicate.
Value: $100+
Current winning bid $125 – Bidder #206
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Item #516
2 tickets to University of Richmond v.s Davidson College basketball game, Richmond, March 3, 2020
Starting bid $15
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Item 517
2 tickets to VCU vs. Duquesne University basketball, Richmond, March 3, 2020
Starting bid $15
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Item #518
2 tickets to the University of Virginia vs. University of Louisville basketball game, Charlottesville, March 7, 2020
Current winning bid: $25 – Bidder#216
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Item #519
6 months of Rooster Bark & Chocolate Chip cookies from Sweet Dixie in Old Towne. This sweet deal is 2 dozen cookies and 1 pound of Rooster Bark once per month.
Current winning bid: $75 – Bidder #204
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Item #520
12″ tall antique stoneware crock with Petersburg, China Palace, & C.G Taylor inscription. Collector’s item!
Current winning bid $150 – Bidder #201
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Item #521
10″ tall antique stoneware crock with Petersburg, China Palace & C.G Taylor inscription. Collector’s item!
Starting bid $100
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Item #522
10″ tall antique stoneware crock with Petersburg & Crystal Palace, & C.G Taylor inscription. Collector’s item!
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #212
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Item #523
10″ tall antique stoneware crock with Richmond & E.B. Taylor inscription. Collector’s item!
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #217
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Item #524
8″ antique crock – no inscription. Collector’s item.
Starting bid $50
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Item #525
Dinner and show for 2 at Swift Creek Mill Theater, Colonial Heights
Current winning bid: $80 – Bidder #205
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Item #526
Round of Golf and lunch for 4 at the Country Club of Petersburg
Current winning bid: $75 – Bidder #215
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Item #527
Golf lessons from PGA Professional Kenny Clark
Current winning bid: $50 – Bidder #208
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Item #528
Private Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) session with Sky Fossil Astrology. NLP is described as learning the language of your own mind! … “The conscious mind is the goal setter, and the unconscious mind is the goal-getter.”
Value: $115
Starting bid: $15
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Item #529
Dinner for 6 at location of your choice (may we suggest the Wallace House? see item #509) by Oakley’s Cakes and Catering LLC
Value: $300
Current winning bid: $50 – Bidder #214
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Item #530
High Street Progressive dinner for 8 – drinks and appetizers at the home of Bob and Cindy Jenkins; entree at the home of Dale and Linda Pittman; dessert and coffee by Chris Duvall.
Value: Priceless!
Current winning bid: $200 – Bidder #209
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Item #531
2 statewide tickets to Virginia Garden Clubs’ Historic Garden Week April 18-25
Value: $600
Current winning bid: $100 – Bidder #211
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Item #532
Aquamarine blue faceted earrings by Few Made Jewelry. 24K gold plated over Sterling Silver.
Gold Vermeil Ear Wire. 2.25 inches.
Current winning bid: $25 – Bidder #214
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Item #533
Limited edition champagne pearl necklace with moonstone pendant by Few Made Jewelry. 18″ excluding the pendant drop. Lobster clasp and chain are 14KT gold-filled.
Starting bid: $25
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Item #534
“Celestial” fascinator by renowned haberdasher Ignatius Creegan.
Current winning bid: $70 – Bidder #206
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Item #535
Fender Squire Stratocaster guitar. Strap with design from Pink Floyd’s album The Dark Side of the Moon, David Gilmore (the guitarist for Pink Floyd) signature guitar pick, gig bag and stand.
Estimated value: $350+
Current winning bid: $75 – Bidder #210
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Item #536
Progressive Dinner for 8 in Old Towne Petersburg. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the home of Beth Midkiff, dinner at Cherry Turner’s stone cottage, and desserts at the home of Lucas and Heather McCall. Good after May 1, 2020, valid for one year.
Starting bid: $200
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Item #537
Carved wooden temple panel of Shiva, the Hindu god who destroys, rebuilds and protects the Universe.
Measures 21 inches tall by 10 inches wide. Believed to be from the post-Gupta period, circa 1700.
Estimated value: $500
Starting bid: $100
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Item #538
Custom mosaic tile from award-winning Appomattox Tile Art in Old Towne. Includes design services and mountable creation or $1000 credit toward larger job such as a floor. Installation not included.
Starting bid $200
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Item #539
Hand made wooden bowl and tea towels by Old Towne artisans Alain and Aimee Joyaux. Bowl by Alain is carved from local maple; pressed design towels by Aimee.
Value: $215
Current winning bid: $50 – Bidder #506
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Item #540
“Designs by Sandra” custom made necklace – agate gemstones with Swarovski crystals. Gold-filled. 18 inches.
Value: $95
Starting bid: $15
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Item #541
Battersea Events Package. Includes 4 tickets each to “Antiques & Historic Trades Fair” (9/18-20); “Oysters, Barbeque Battersea!!” (11/7); and the “Holiday Homes Tour (12/6).
Value: $320
Current winning bid: $50 – Bidder #209
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Item #542
14″ bust of General Robert E. Lee created from actual 1870 Death Mask. Cast of gypsum with polymer fill painted bronze by Erick Erickson.
Value $100
Current winning bid: $15 – Bidder #214
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