Item Number: 1

“Don Juan de Oñate Monument Project” Color Print

Donated By: Samuel & Alanna Ulibarri

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $40

Buy Out: $48

This framed color print of “Don Juan de Oñate Monument Project” by artist Jose Cisneros measures 17.5” x 24”. The subject of the print is don Juan de Oñate (the first governor of New Mexico and first Basque colonizer of North America) on horseback with the shield of arms of Spain in the background. Beneath the image is the print’s title, along with “Colonizer of the American Southwest 1552 – 1627.” Originally commissioned for the Oñate Center in Alcalde, NM, these posters are no longer in print and are limited in number.

Item Number: 2

Gourmet Basque Food Basket

Donated By: The Spanish Table

Opening Bid: $15

Market Value: $75

Buy Out: $90

So many Basque delicacies to tempt the palate! This basket is overflowing with luscious treats, including chorizo sausages, Piparras peppers, piment d’espelette, Basque Fish Sauce, olives stuffed with Piquillo peppers, and salsa vircaina. Also buy the Basque cookbooks and a flamenco apron, then do the jota while cooking to the Betiko Trikitixa CD included with this gourmet basket!

Item Number: 3

Handmade Doily

Donated By: Monica Uberuaga

Opening Bid: $30

Market Value: $75

Buy Out: $90

This exquisite hand-crocheted doily is the work of Monica Uberuaga of Homedale, Idaho. The doily is off-white and measures 24 inches in diameter. Monica is the granddaughter of Basque immigrants and actively keeps the Basque culture alive in her home through cooking, holiday traditions, language, and gardening.

La Cocina de España

213 Washington Ave.

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-983-6756

www.elmeson-santafe.com

Item Number: 4

El Mesón Gift Certificate

Donated By: El Mesón, David Huertas

Opening Bid: $50

Market Value: $100

Buy Out: $120

Experience the Soul of Spain! The cuisine of El Mesón, based on ancient and modern recipes, features authentic Tapas and classic Paella. Enjoy house-made sangria, an old recipe with a splash of brandy. Enjoy their superb dessert, too! Gratuity not included.

Item Number: 5

Handmade Tapas Plates

Donated By: Tammy Van De Graaff

Opening Bid: $12

Market Value: $48

Buy Out: $58

This set of four festive tapas plates will be a hit at your own Tapas & Wine night! Each plate measures approximately 5.5” across, and the shape is generously scooped to hold those luscious sauces. Hand-washing recommended.

Item Number: 6

"El Candelabra" Hand Forged Steel Wall Sconce

Donated By: Andy Franco

Opening Bid: $125

Market Value: $225

Buy Out: $270

This two-candle wall sconce measures 21" wide by 5" tall. It is all hand forged from mild steel by Idaho’s own Andy Franco, and it has a natural hand rubbed oil finish. The concept design is 18^th Century Spanish/Basque. The twisted bar can serve as a towel rack and has a towel ring. The candle cups accommodate 2" short candles. This period wall piece will work well with a small mirror vanity.

Item Number: 7

Handcrafted Wood Bowl

Donated By: David Van De Graaff

Opening Bid: $20

Market Value: $55

Buy Out: $66

This fine bowl measures 2.5” in height and 5.5” in diameter, the perfect size to store your pocket change, keys, and wallet on your night table. It is crafted of Eastern Red Cedar and Oregon Myrtlewood by woodworker David Van De Graaff of Boise, Idaho. David is a retired forester who now creates custom woodwork. Please note that the finish on this bowl is not water-resistant.

Item Number: 8

Basque Travel Box

Donated By: Lorin Erramouspe Abbey

Opening Bid: $15

Market Value: $75

Buy Out: $90

Everything you need for your trip to Euskal Herria is included in this clever travel-themed hatbox. Throw your passport and digital camera in the cheerful red Kipling travel bag, select which picturesque town to visit from the handy travel map of the Basque Country, and of course wear the red beret all of to the fiestas you can find! (Beret size: medium.)

Item Number: 9

Coffee & Tea Sampler Basket

Donated By: Kemen eta Seber Paneboeuf

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $50

Buy Out: $60

Remember that wonderful potluck in March 2005 at Java Joe’s in Albuquerque? Good food and friends, and Armando Paneboeuf played his harmonica for us... Michael and Brandi Phlieger, owners of Java Joe’s, continue to make every day a celebration with their wonderful drinks, food, and now their own coffee roasting label! This basket is filled to the brim with tastes of their superb Red Door Roasters traditional and flavored coffees, as well as teas and chocolate-covered espresso beans.

Stop by next time you are in Albuquerque, and say “Kaixo” from NMEE!

www.downtownjavajoes.com • 906 Park Ave SW, Albuquerque

Item Number: 10

“hold on, i can reach it”

Ali Cavanaugh Original Watercolor

Donated By: Ali Cavanaugh

Opening Bid: $225

Market Value: $900

Buy Out: $1,080

Ali Cavanaugh is a Santa Fe based artist who is represented in the US and Portugal. She resides in the Midwest with her husband and two children. Ali’s work has an infectious energy and her collectors are devout. Her work has won numerous awards, received countless recognition, is featured in over 250 corporate and private collections throughout the world, and can be seen in publications such as “Southwest Art” and “American Artist’s Watercolor”. This beautiful piece evokes a playful innocence and measures 12” x 12”.

www.alicavanaugh.com

Item Number: 11

BP “Being Present” Handcrafted Skin Care Products

Donated By: Brandi Phlieger

Opening Bid: $20

Market Value: $85

Buy Out: $102

Brandi has taken her creativity to the next level with these natural aromatherapy and metaphysically based coffee & tea body care products. Included in this basket are a Realization Green Tea Body Bar, Revel Black Tea & Pomegranate Body Bar, Enliven Turkish Mocha & Lavender Body Bar, Satiate Oatmeal & Tea Tree Cleansing Bar, Revel Foaming Hand Wash, Elation Blackberry & Black Tea Body Lotion, Realization Body Polish, Elation Body Wash, Divinity Brown Sugar Body Scrub, Salutations Body Glow, and Salutations Moisturizing Body Butter. Yes – These are the same magnificent products we sampled at the June 2008 potluck!

Caress both the body and the soul • 410-5939 • bphlieger@myway.com

Item Number: 12

“Fort Union Through My Eyes” Book

Hardbound and Autographed

Donated By: Paul Morrison

Opening Bid: $8

Market Value: $34

Buy Out: $41

“The images in this book represent my attempt to share my impressions and feelings as I have walked and photographed among the ruins of Fort Union in New Mexico over the past four years. Each time I visit the area I see something new and wonderful. Adding to my enjoyment, and hopefully yours, is different cloud formations during each visit. I have tried to make the sky an important part of the work.

“I would like the viewer to feel the sense of wonder that I felt. However, each viewer will see something different, and that is as it should be since each of us has the life experiences that shape our perception of the world around us.

“I hope you enjoy the images, which I have not titled so as not to influence your own interpretation.” – Paul Morrison, 2007

See other books by Paul at http://www.blurb.com/user/store/paulmorrison

Item Numbers: 13 & 14

Flamenco Style Aprons

Donated By: Dulce Flamenco Internacional

Opening Bid (each apron): $8

Market Value (each apron): $28

Buy Out (each apron): $34

One of the Spanish Table's hottest selling items, we are lucky to have TWO of these Flamenco-style aprons to give your cooking that extra kick! Do the jota in style – right in your kitchen!

Dulce Flamenco Internacional’s mission is to preserve, strengthen, educate and disseminate the rich and diverse artistic culture of the United States and Spain in both the past and present through music, dance, song, literature and theater. Learn more and support this great organization: www.dulceflamenco.com

Item Number: 15

“A Time We Knew” Hardbound Book

Photographs by William Albert Allard,

Text by Robert Laxalt

Donated By: The Spanish Table

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $40

Buy Out: $48

“This collaboration between two internationally acclaimed, award-winning artists renders a stirring chronicle of a way of life just before it passed into the age of tractors and modernity. A Time We Knew: Images of Yesterday in the Basque Homeland provides an intimate and unforgettable glimpse into this time gone by.”

www.spanishtable.com

Item Number: 16

Basque Kitchen Towel

Donated By: Lisa Van De Graaff

Opening Bid: $5

Market Value: $25

Buy Out: $30

Give your kitchen a touch of the Basque Country with this beautiful towel! Direct from the French-Basque Country, the decoration includes a lauburu and the traditional Basque style of seven lines to represent the seven provinces of the Basque Country.

Item Number: 17

Tribal Necklace

Donated By: Pfeifer Studio

Opening Bid: $5

Market Value: $25

Buy Out: $30

This traditional tribal necklace is carved from camel bone and woven with satin twine. It was handmade in India and measures 24” long.

Check out Pfeifer Studio in Albuquerque’s trendy Nob Hill (108 Morningside NE) or online at http://pfeiferstudio.com.

Item Number: 18

Basque Culture Box

Donated By: Lorin Erramouspe Abbey

Opening Bid: $20

Market Value: $100

Buy Out: $120

Curious about the Basques? Then read these books! These books will acquaint you with the history, culture, food, and language. Then grab the travel guide and hit the road to tour North America’s Basque treasures before heading for the Pyrenees! The following five books are packaged in a handsome travel chest:

The Basque Country, A Cultural History (Hardcover)

By Paddy Woodworth

The Basque History of the World (Paperback)

By Mark Kurlansky

Life and Food in the Basque Country (Paperback)

By María José Sevilla

Beginner’s Basque (Paperback)

By Wim Jansen

A Travel Guide to Basque America (Paperback)

By Nancy Zubiri

Item Numbers: 19-22

Nahia Body Care Products

Donated By: Nahia Creations, LLC

These glorious gift baskets were donated by Shelley Jones and Dave Uberuaga, owners of Nahia Creations, LLC. Nahia is the Basque word for "desire", and you will indeed find that these exceptional products call to you for a luxurious bath. There are four selections from which to choose, consider one for yourself and one for a friend!

Item Number 19: Large Gift Basket

Opening Bid: $25

Market Value: $75

Buy Out: $90

Pamper yourself! This basket includes a 16oz jar of Dead Sea Salk Soak AND a bar of Nahia’s rich, mild, and moisturizing soap for each of three scents: Dezaia II (Green Tea), Elehlizio (Chocolate Espresso), and Amgavisu (Chai Tea). Your skin will thank you!

Item Number 20: Small Gift Basket

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $35

Buy Out: $42

The perfect size for your guest bathroom! This basket includes a bar of Yú (Tangerine Spice) soap and a 16 oz jar of Yú Dead Sea Salt Soak.

Item Number 21: Gift Bag

Opening Bid: $5

Market Value: $20

Buy Out: $24

These beautifully packaged soaps are the ideal gift presentation. Included are two generously-sized bars of soap: Nege (Karo Karounde Flower) and Désir (Lavender & Jasmine) with a handy wooden soap tray.

Item Number 22: Gift Bag

Opening Bid: $5

Market Value: $20

Buy Out: $24

These beautifully packaged soaps are the ideal gift presentation. Included are two generously-sized bars of soap: Dezaia II (Green Tea) and Miann II (Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey) with a handy wooden soap tray.

Learn more and order products online at: http://nahiacreations.com/

Nahia Creations … defining desire

Item Number: 23

Dantzariak Pillow

Donated By: Lorin Erramouspe Abbey

Opening Bid: $5

Market Value: $20

Buy Out: $24

This colorful custom pillow details two Basque dancers with a baserri just beyond. This pillow was made in the U.S.A. of 100% cotton, measures 15 inches square, and has black backing. A great addition to any home!

Item Number: 24

Bottle of Txakoli

Donated By: Lisa Van De Graaff

Opening Bid: $7

Market Value: $18

Buy Out: $22

Txakoli is a dry, crisp, slightly petillant white wine produced in Getaria, on the coast of Gipuzkoa. The vineyards grow on steep slopes that fall directly into the sea. Ernesto Chueka, the owner of Txomin Etxaniz Winery, proudly described how Juan Carlos, King of Spain, wanted to serve Txomin Txakoli at the wedding of his eldest daughter to a Basque sportsman. But the entire year's production was already sold out! After many telephone calls, Chueka gathered enough wine for the occasion. [Adapted from The Basque Kitchen by Gerald Hirigoyen]

Item Number: 25

Basque Cookbooks

Donated By: The Spanish Table and Lorin Erramouspe Abbey

Opening Bid: $17

Market Value: $67

Buy Out: $80

The old Basque saying goes “To know how to eat is to know enough.” Recipes from these cookbooks have been used to prepare food for our potlucks, board meetings, picnics, and even for the Tapas & Wine fundraiser! They are tried and true, and they will be invaluable in bringing Basque cuisine to your kitchen. Included are three cookbooks:

The Basque Kitchen, Tempting Food from the Pyrenees

By Gerald Hirigoyen

The Basque Table, Passionate Home Cooking from Spain’s Most Celebrated Cuisine

By Teresa Barrenechea

Basque Cooking and Lore

By Darcy Williamson

Buy your ingredients and check out more cookbooks at The Spanish Table
in Santa Fe (tell Karen we sent you), or visit www.spanishtable.com

Item Number: 26

Castro’s Gift Certificate

Donated By: Paul & Sherry Morrison

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $25

Buy Out: $30

Castro's offers Native New Mexico Cuisine with family sized portions at family prices. Specialties of the house include Menudo, Chicharron, and Carne Adovada, and the Sopaipillas are the biggest and best in Santa Fe! Gratuity not included.

Drive-Thru Coffee Stand

1103 Cerrillos Rd

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Suzanne Uberuaga, Owner

Item Number: 27

Espresso on the Go, Ten Drinks of Your Choice

Donated By: Pony Espresso Drive-Thru Coffee Shop,

Suzanne Uberuaga, owner

Opening Bid: $10

Market Value: $45

Buy Out: $54

This gift certificate is good for 10 drinks of your choice including Lattes, Frappaccinos, Fruit Smoothies and more! Pony Espresso Drive-thru at Cerrillos and Cordova in Santa Fe. Basque owned and operated!

Item Number: 28

Paul Morrison Black & White Fine Art Image

Donated By: Paul Morrison

Opening Bid: $50

Market Value: $200

Buy Out: $240

Santa Fe photographer, Paul Morrison, offers this attractive black and white print (10.5"x14.25", matted to 16"x20"). Paul has been a serious landscape photographer for over sixteen years and has studied under Sam Kimura at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. In addition, he has taken many photography workshops with well-known professional landscape photographers, such as Don Kirby, Carlan Tapp, Stu Levy and Bruce Barnbaum. He continues to study photography at Santa Fe Community College under Joe Emery to refine his skills and shares his talents with the very lucky individual who wins this beautiful fine art image.

Item Number: 29

Clare Lighton Photography

Donated By: Clare Lighton

Opening Bid: $100

Market Value: $310

Buy Out: $372

Clare Lighton's award winning portraits capture the timeless moments of your baby, child, or family. This certificate entitles you to an in-studio portrait session with up to five people and two prints (one 8x10 and one 5x7). Prints may be black and white or color and will be mounted and ready to frame. See more of Clare's exquisite work on her website: www.clarelighton.com, then purchase this item & capture the joy in your precious child's eyes in an image you will keep for a lifetime.

Clare Lighton Photography • 505-473-1125 • www.clarelighton.com

Item Number: 30

Laxalt Book Basket

Donated By: Lorin Erramouspe Abbey

Opening Bid: $30

Market Value: $122

Buy Out: $146

Don your beret (size small), and enjoy the quintessential books by the legendary Basque-American writer Robert Laxalt (1923-2001). This collection includes five of his most prominent works, including Sweet Promised Land, which depicts his father’s forty seven years as an immigrant sheepherder in Nevada and his return to the Basque homeland:

Child of the Holy Ghost (hardcover)

Sweet Promised Land (paperback)

A Cup of Tea in Pamplona (paperback)

The Basque Hotel (paperback)

The Land of My Fathers (hardcover)

Laxalt brought Basque identity to the forefront of those living in the Western States. He learned the Basque work ethic from his father who did whatever he could to support his family during the Depression. Laxalt’s mother ran a Basque hotel (called the French Hotel) in Carson City, and it was there that Laxalt witnessed the significance of the Basque hotels as a home away from home for the sheepherders. It was at the hotel that they could speak Basque, play cards, and eat familiar food.

Item Number: 31

Fluorite Necklace

Donated By: Rima

Opening Bid: $50

Market Value: $185

Buy Out: $222

Rima once again brings a sense of glamour and sophistication with her handmade jewelry. This stunning necklace is the finishing touch for an elegant gown and a night on the town. Fluorite is celebrated in mystical circles for its association with Neptune and its ability to ground the wearer, focus thoughts, and to bring order to chaos. The necklace is a lengthy 20 inches, and the clasp is sterling silver. Rima’s work can be commissioned or purchased at Zephyr (125 East Palace Avenue in Santa Fe).

Item Number: 32

Sweet Dreamz Photography

Donated By: Roger Martínez y Mondragón

Opening Bid: $20

Market Value: $75

Buy Out: $90

NMEE’s own Honorary Board Member, Roger Martínez y Mondragón, offers this portrait sitting for an individual, couple, or family. One 8x10 print included. Let his creative, artistic eye create an image your family will treasure for generations!

Item Number: 33

Gloria Lewis Autographed Book Basket

Donated By: Gloria Lewis, C.G. Higgins Confections, and Sherry Morrison

Opening Bid: $15

Market Value: $60

Buy Out: $72

Known for her stimulating characters, Santa Fe local Gloria Lewis has given us autographed copies of two of her thought-provoking novels: The Devil’s Left Hand (which is set in New Mexico) and Rain on Red Clay. Since you won’t be able to put these books down, C.G. Higgins Confections added some snacks! Included are 3oz bags of their delicious Pecan Caramel Corn and Old Fashioned Caramel Corn as well as a 4oz bag of Asian Zinger Combo and four of those mouth-watering chocolate truffles!

Item Number: 34

Native Tradition Timepiece

Donated By: Spanish Trails, International, Reyes Ulibarri

Opening Bid: $250

Market Value: $779

Buy Out: $935

This striking sterling silver timepiece was hand-made by Reyes Ulibarri, owner of Spanish Trails, International and one of NMEE’s founding members. It features highly detailed silver work, coral and turquoise stones, and two authentic bear claws. Distinguish yourself with a beautiful piece of art for your wrist!