Built in 1878 and grade I listed, One Mayfair is as quintessentially English as it gets. But on Thursday March 7 the historic London landmark (pictured) will look towards the Levant, as it hosts the inaugural Jasmine Ball – a fundraiser for Unicef’s Syria Emergency Appeal.

Partygoers will be treated to a champagne reception, followed by a Middle Eastern feast  – think spiced kebab halabi and fragrant fasolia stew, topped off with mountains of sweet, honey-soaked ba’lawa – while enjoying traditional dance and music performances. Lord Dalmeny, Sotheby’s deputy chairman, will lift the gavel on a host of extraordinary charity auction lots, including a masterclass with acclaimed concert pianist Bobby Chen and a chance to brush up bridge skills with private tutoring from Grand Life Master Zia Mahmood. Other highlights include a signed print of Tracey Emin’s Mother and Child and a luxury break at the Eddé Sands resort in the ancient port city of Byblos, Lebanon. When the last lot has been purchased, guests will decamp to nearby nightclub Whisky Mist, where the party will continue.

The Jasmine Ball marks two years since the start of the ongoing conflict in Syria, and the organisers aim to raise over £100,000 for Unicef’s relief efforts, which involve providing water, sanitation, healthcare and education for the estimated 2.5m internally displaced Syrian people, half of whom are thought to be under 18.