Ripley Auctions

Biography

The company's owner, Dan Ripley, is an internationally recognized, art and antiques expert with over 20 years of personal experience dealing at the highest levels of the industry. He is a third generation Indianapolis art dealer, a Certified Estate Specialist, and National Auctioneers Association member. He is considered a premiere decorative arts expert, and has been an award winning gallery owner, written feature articles for professional collector publications and a presentation speaker at the national convention of the International Society of Appraisers.
MISSION STATEMENT
Antique Helper Auctions will always conduct business as a trusted, experienced state of the art international marketplace achieving record results for arts, antiques and collections. We provide expert customer driven services to individuals, collectors and estates.
OUR SERVICES
Our company offers complete auction services, for estates, collections and personal property for individuals, heirs, executors, other legal representatives and commercial clients. We routinely participate in community appraisal clinics.
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
We use fully cataloged, live auctions and list our sales on ArtFact.com and Invaluable.com, reaching thousands of bidders and allowing real-time Internet bidding. So, although we're based in Indianapolis, Indiana we serve consignors and reach bidders around the world. Antique Helper also offers eBay drop-off services. We use targeted print advertising in International trade papers to reach traditional markets. Our email and mailing lists notify thousands of active buyers each sale.
Nationwide Collection Services
Antique Helper serves clients on a national level. We can make arrangements to transport estates and collections to our gallery.