Victorian Collections The Morris-Butler House 2023-11-18 Auction - 429 Price Results - Ripley Auctions in IN
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Antique Lone Star radiant 8 point star quilt.Gypsy dancerHunzinger? Victorian Aesthetic lollipop wavy slatted rocking chair.
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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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Gilt bronze & onyx fireplace andirons.: Gilt bronze & onyx fireplace andirons. Minor wear and patina. 20"H x 17"W x 15"D (one)
0023: Gilt bronze & onyx fireplace andirons.Est. $160-$300
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