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Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Victorian Collections The Morris-Butler House
A Victorian Time-Capsule Cabinet of Curiosities
Bid on a variety of Victorian artifacts from Indiana Landmarks' Morris-Butler House-an auction benefiting preservation of the 1865 Second Empire-style home/ former house museum in Indianapolis's Old Northside Historic District.
Mid-19thC through the early-20thC to include: textiles (quilts, table linens, towels) children's items (clothing, games, porcelain dolls, wooden blocks) lighting (floor, table, and hanging fixtures) furniture (chairs, tables, bedroom suites, sofas) household d?cor (vases, urns, clocks, fireplace accessories) kitchen and dining items (china, silver, flatware, cookware, serving ware, pressed glass) grooming items (wash sets, shaving sets, hairbrushes) paper-based items (books, magazines, stereoscope cards, photographs, advertising cards); and clothing and accessories (men's and women's, including wedding dresses)
Restored by Indiana Landmarks in the 1960s, the Morris-Butler House served as a house museum from 1969 to 2014, showcasing decorative arts from the Victorian period. The home takes its name from two families who lived there in the nineteenth century. In 1864, John Morris commissioned the house's construction, occupying the home with his family until 1878. Noble Butler, a bankruptcy lawyer, moved into the house three years later with his wife and seven children. The family remained until 1957, when Florence Butler, the youngest daughter, died and her survivors sold the estate.
In 1964, the then Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana ? rescued the dilapidated house. The home's initial five-year restoration, spearheaded by Indiana Landmarks founders Eli Lilly and architect H. Roll McLaughlin, and the Old Northside neighborhood's listing in the National Register of Historic Places acted as catalysts for revitalization of the area. Today, the Old Northside is once again an enviable residential neighborhood, where restored historic houses blend with new homes.
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0001: Knox, New York antique beaver skin top hat in distressed leather box, retailed by Archibald & Co.Est. $100-$200
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0002: Late 19th century Italian? alabaster bust of a smiling woman with high lace collar and tiara.Est. $300-$400
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0003: Antique Victorian glass wedding dome with floral arrangement of fabric / silk flowers in a basketEst. $200-$400
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0004: Hunzinger? Victorian Aesthetic lollipop wavy slatted rocking chair.Est. $500-$800
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0005: Antique English majolica polychrome glazed jardiniere and pedestal.Est. $200-$300
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0006: Antique Continental polychrome glazed majolica jardiniere and pedestal.Est. $200-$300
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0007: Victorian English majolica stilton cheese plate and dome cover server.Est. $100-$200
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0008: French Victorian white and blue Parian ware porcelain urns with applied grape and vine motif.Est. $120-$200
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0009: Reed & Barton antique American sterling silver reticulated openwork basket, 25.563 Troy Oz.Est. $400-$600
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0010: Victorian brass parlor pendant light fixture with cranberry glass globe; INCLUDES CRYSTAL PRISMS!Est. $100-$200
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0011: Antique cigar store chalkware Hiawatha Native American Indian bust.Est. $120-$200
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0012: Native American hardstone artifacts; two grooved ax heads and two bell form pestle grinding tools.Est. $160-$250
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0015: Antique Continental figural Pug dog ceramic majolica tobacco jar.Est. $100-$200
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0016: Victorian Eastlake style gingerbread mantle clock, Laurel, by Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co.-Winsted,Est. $120-$200
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0017: Antique 19th Century silver and crystal Necessaire de Voyage burlwood box with Len Fasheira, CivilEst. $200-$400
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0018: Miscellaneous Victorian accessories group; some damaged. Including Shuron 1/20 12K gold filledEst. $40-$80
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0019: The Works of "Shakspere" (William Shakespeare) in Two Volumes: giant leather bound Imperial EditionEst. $140-$200
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0020: Victorian Eastlake style chess board game table stand with turned pieces in pine box.Est. $100-$200
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0021: Edison Amberola in oak case with built in speaker and two rolls, 1898, 3240.Est. $300-$400
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0022: Victorian fire screen with floral French needle point tapestry and carved gilt wood lyre base.Est. $100-$200
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0024: French gilt metal electrified gas floor lamp with onyx stone medial shelf on foliate scrollingEst. $120-$200
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