Baskets and Bubbly
by Sarah Teach
The Nantucket Lightship
Basket Museum will host their
annual Baskets & Bubbly
Champagne Brunch& Auction this Sunday, July 22,
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Great Harbor Yacht Club.
Auctioneer Rafael Osona will
host a live auction featuring
fabulous lightship baskets and
other luxury items. From an
original Harry Hilbert compote
to a private lesson with master
basketmaker Karol
Lindquist to glistening Nantucket bay scallops shipped to your winter home,
you can take delightful pieces of the island with you wherever you go.
With
several full days of auction
item previews at the museum
at 49 Union Street (drop
by any time between 10
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from
today until Saturday the
21st), you will be able to set
your heart on an item and
win it on auction day!
Reservations are required
by this Friday, July 20;
absentee bidding is available.
Register to participate
by calling the museum at
508-228-1177 or by visiting
www.nantucketlightshipbasketmuseum.org. Don't miss this exclusive event
for lovers of Nantucket's iconic heirloom.
