Join us for Christmas at Battersea!

Please consider donating canned and dried goods at this event to benefit
The Hope Center in Petersburg.

Thank you to our 2024 Corporate Sponsors!
The Bank of Southside Virginia. Don Anderson & Associates. Williams Mullen. Frazier Electrical Contractor, Inc. The Hotel Petersburg. Landmark Salvage/Landmark Custom Homes.

Thank you to all our individual sponsors too! For privacy reasons, Individuals are not posted. Sponsorships are available at info@batterseafound.org.

The drawing will be held at 3:30 at Battersea, Saturday September 14th and you don’t have to be present to win. Every $25 donation secures a chance to win a week’s stay for up to 4 people at a beautiful ocean facing condo in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! The reserved week is April 19-26, 2025 but can be changed based on availability.

Located within walking distance to the best restaurants, boutiques, beaches and nightlife, the condo features two bedrooms and two full baths on the 6th floor with a balcony over looking the Malecon and the Bay of Banderas!
This is a $1,700.00 value and only 400 chances are available. Excludes travel and meals expenses.

Please make your check or money order payable to Battersea Foundation and mail in care of V.Powell 1954 Tyler Road Petersburg, VA 23805. Include your name, address and phone number. For additional questions please email info@batterseafound.org. Thank you for your support and Good Luck!

This special event at Battersea will be held on September 14th, 2024! From 11AM to 4PM this FREE event will spotlight beautiful fall floral arrangements in each room, plus there will be a one day only exhibit of late 18th and early 19th century Petersburg furniture, coin silver and stoneware crocks!

• At noon Sandy Graham will give a presentation on Petersburg furniture which will be repeated at 2 PM.

• At 1 PM Pat Powell will give a presentation on Petersburg coin silver and stoneware, which will be repeated at 3 PM.

• At 3:30 PM there will be a drawing for a 7 night stay at an oceanfront condo in Puerto Vallarta, MX. Please see the “Puerto Vallarta, MX Drawing” article for complete information.

Plan to be at Battersea, 1289 Upper Appomattox Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 on September 14th !

John Banister has invited fellow Dinwiddie delegate to the Second Virginia Convention, William Watkins, and Patrick Henry to join him at Battersea to discuss Henry’s “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!” speech delivered earlier that day at St. John’s Church in Richmond. The three men discuss what “Liberty” means to them, their businesses, their families, and the community. A collaborative event with St. John’s Church Foundation. Free admission.

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!

The Bank of Southside Virginia - Don Anderson & Associates - Cater2Events

Williams Mullen - Frazier Electrical Contracting - Meridian Waste - Jeff Clark, eXp Realty

SCHEDULE:

• 10 AM: Auction Preview, Demos of 18th c. Trades, Historic Battersea open for FREE Tours

• 10:30 AM: Lecture: “Raised Panel Woodwork in 18 th century Houses & Furniture” (Gordon Lohr)

• Noon: Lecture: “18 th century Corner Chairs – Regional Differences” (Sandy Graham)

• 1:30 PM: LIVE AUCTION (in person and absentee bidding only)

  AUCTION PAYMENT: Cash, Check to Battersea Foundation, Credit Card

  (we do not accept Discover or American Express)

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• There is NO Buyer’s Premium

• Food available all day

• Absentee Bidding: please send your name, address, email, phone number with your maximum bid to vmp759@gmail.com by September 14th . Your bid will be executed competitively.

• AUCTION PICK UP: Day of Auction or Monday, September 18th 10AM to 1PM or by appointment; any shipping is at buyer’s expense.