Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC
Brian Sample, the owner of Estate & Downsizing Specialists, started in the auction industry in the mid-1980s, driven by his passion for art & antiques.
Brian began as a collector and dealer and has continued to be involved in some aspect of the industry for nearly 40 years. As a licensed Auctioneer & Certified Appraiser since 1998, Brian has conducted hundreds of events from estate goods to fine quality art, jewelry, antiques and specialties. His knowledge of the merchandise and the industry is enormous, and he is very passionate about what he does.
He saw the need for more than just an auction service. There was a need for a service that specialized in the transitional process of the aging population, and not just the selling of personal property.
Over the years, he and his team became certified appraisers, online sales specialists, and consultants.
Today Brian and Ren lead the EDS team to provide exceptional, prompt service to each of their clients.
Upcoming Auctions from Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC
Itter Collections, Art, Antiques and Folkart
?I concede that among other things I am a collector. How else can I explain a house full of objects I consider curious, ambitious, inventive, and revelatory?objects made to last by skilled hands that accomplished artistry. Textiles, baskets, and pottery have a lasting integrity founded on each object through what I call truth of readability: visible marks of making and their transformative actions to form. I do enjoy traveling my home?s floors and walls, greeting fantastic objects and ideas from different times and cultures.? William Itter https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/news-events/news-stories/2025-10-10-remembering-bill-itter.html EDS presents the first of four auctions from the collections of William and Diane Itter. In this live stream auction taking place in the EDS Showroom and online is a distinctive collection of Tramp and Folk Art, Early 20th century lamps, Antique furniture, Guatelamalan and Mexican Dance Masks, delightful children's toys and miniatures, Erphila pottery pitchers and teapots, Art Deco accessories, Czechoslovakian Art Glass and Ceramics, Japanese ceramics and studio pottery. There is a huge collection of hand crafted folk art whimsical Kitchen Matchbox Holders, Bakelite Animal form napkin rings, natural specimen examples from teaching programs including rocks, corals, shells. Art by Mark Bulwinkle, Textile Art by Tom Lundberg, Mary Resteaux and others, Japanese woodblock prints and William Itter early works on paper and canvas as well as a few later pieces. William 'Bill' Itter (1942-2025). BFA and MFA Yale University. Artist, award-winning educator, and generous philanthropist who influenced generations of students over 35 years at Indiana University. Diane Itter (1947-1989). Internationally known fiber artist. BFA Pittsburgh University, MFA in Textile arts IU Bloomington. https://www.dwigmore.com/diane-itter The collections informed both his teaching and the couple's creative practices, serving as a ?library of visual forms and ideas.?Past Auctions from Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC
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