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Townsend Collection Part I Breaks Auction Records; Part II Scheduled for June 23
“I am intensely proud of my team. We utilized all of our resources to produce the sale that Antique Helper was built to handle. In the end, the Sunset was glorious on this day,” said Dan Ripley in a poetic closing statement. MORE
Estate of William D. Ansley - Topeka, Kansas
December 19, 2009
Location: 2764 East 55th Place, Indianapolis, IN 46220
More Info: 317-251-5635
Today's auction is broadcast with live video, audio and Internet bidding on Arfact.com (Registration required for bidding)
317-251-5635
Saturday's sale will begin with over 500 cataloged lots, followed by over 200 glass and antique reference books and uncataloged glass and decorative arts. All items are from the estate of William D. Ansley of Topeka, Kansas.
Click here to download a pdf list of 190 of the books for absentee bidding.
Click here to view images of all books and uncataloged items.
IMPORTANT - Click here for addendum to color catalog. Descriptions, as printed in catalog, are considered unofficial. Website descriptions as of sale day take precedence regarding dimensions, artists and condition.
Murano: Venini, AVEM, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese, Archimede Seguso, Ermanno Nason, Salviati, Fontana Arte, Gino Vistosi, Yoichi Ohira, Eros Raffael, Adriano dalla Valentina, Dino Martens, MVM Cappellin, Zanetti, Livio Seguso, Lino Tagliapietra, Pino Signoretto/Dale Chihuly, etc.
American: Dante Marioni, Harvey Littleton, Richard Marquis, Jon Kuhn, John Lewis, Stephen Powell, Steve Tobin, Dominick Labino, Orient & Flume, Lundberg, Lotton, Corey Silverman, Robin Mix, Gavin Heath, Richard Satava, Higgins, Valerie Surjan, and Rollin Karg in addition to many others including several Kansas natives.
Scandinavian: Orrefors, Kosta Boda, Karhula, and Nuutajarvi Notsjo.
Decorative Arts: Emmanuel Villanis French “Prise de Corsaire” bronze, Clovis Masson bronze mouse, Italian mosaic plaque, Venetian micro mosaic mirror, German Neo-Gothic porcelain plaque, Russian icon with silver and champleve riza, Lunt sterling flatware service, and several Jim Bass Cubist bronzes.
Fine Art: Robert Atwood, Lester Gillette, Japanese woodblocks, Georges Lepape, Karel Appel, and other traditional and modern artwork.
