The Jim Baker Interior Design Estate Collection

Jim Baker established his interior design firm in 1954, beginning in Tipton, Indiana, and later operating in Carmel’s Design District, with satellite locations throughout the country. A respected member of the American Society of Interior Designers, Baker served as president of the ASID Indiana Chapter from 1970–71. His projects included the Indiana Governor’s Residence, numerous Chicago high-rises, and distinguished homes along Meridian Street and throughout Carmel. He also enjoyed spending time at Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver. This auction features personal belongings from his estate, along with furnishings, artwork, and inventory from his former design studio.

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ANTIQUE & HOME FURNISHINGS: Baker Furniture McMillen Sideboard, Baker French-Style Dining Table and Chairs, Baker Historic Charleston Fall-Front Desk, Baker Neoclassical and Serpentine-Front Chests, Louis XVI-Style Settee and Armchairs, John Widdicomb Faux-Marble Table, Drexel Leather Chair and Ottoman, Matching West Michigan Campaign Chests, Mount Airy Mid-Century Chests, French Provincial Furniture, Persian Sarouk Rugs, Turkish Yagcibedir Tribal Rug, Romanian Kilim, Decorative Toleware and Designer Lighting

ASIAN INFLUENCE: Chinoiserie Furniture and Decorative Accessories, Hand-Painted Folding Screens and Room Dividers, Maitland-Smith Asian-Influence Vases, Celadon Lamps and Planters, Ginger Jar Lamps, Chinoiserie Toleware Planters, Blue-and-White Porcelain Décor

CHINESE: Large Collection of Rose Medallion Porcelain, Monumental Tobacco Leaf Punch Bowl and Charger, Famille Rose Vases and Jardinières, Bats and Peaches Charger, Chinese Cloisonné Vases and Parrots, Antique Carved Storage Cabinet with Hidden Drawers, Hand-Painted Room Divider, Turquoise Foo Dogs

JAPANESE: Fine Satsuma Vases, Antique Meiji Mixed-Metal Vases, Bronze Ikebana Vase, Four-Panel Geisha Folding Screen, 1940s Japanese Noir Porcelain Collection

SPECIALTY FINDS: Antique French Leather-Bound Hidden Decanter Sets, Green Onyx Sheaffer Fountain Pen Set, Civil War-Era 1860 Bible, Victorian Framed Butterflies and Moths, Antique Copper Lion and Skyscraper Molds, Italian Carved Giltwood Lectern, Monumental Punch Bowls, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture

FASHION/TEXTILES: Persian Sarouk Rugs, Romanian Kilim, Turkish Yagcibedir Tribal Rug, Vintage Schumacher and Greeff Fabrics, Chinoiserie Fabric Samples, Large Collections of Thibaut and Brunschwig & Fils Designer Fabric and Wallpaper Samples, Books, Rolls, Trims and Tiebacks

STERLING/SILVERPLATE: Wallace Sterling Silver Bowls, Wallace Rose Point Sterling Bowl, Antique Hammered Indian Silver Jungle Tray, Sterling Christmas Ornaments Including Walt Disney Characters, Large Silverplate Trays and Chafing Dish

ART: 19th-Century Military Officer Portrait Signed Borzemowski, Collection of Leon Schnell Venetian Etchings, Marc Chagall Artwork, Antique Victorian Still Life, Botanical and Architectural Prints

INDIANA ARTISTS: Frederick Polley George Rogers Clark Monument Illustration, George Jo Mess “Winter” Etching, Evelyn Mess “Winding Road” Etching, Louis Oscar Griffith Signed Etching

PORCELAIN/POTTERY: Monumental Chelsea House Hand-Painted Urn, Chelsea House Porcelain Birds, Large Collection of Copeland Spode “Indian Tree,” Royal Doulton Flambé, Victoria and Albert Museum Porcelain Hawks, Mottahedeh Planters, Tobacco Leaf Porcelain Collection, 1925 Rookwood Pottery Vase, Vintage Italian Hand-Painted Pottery, Majolica-Style Pieces

GLASS/CRYSTAL: Lalique “Les Enfants,” Crystal Birds and Etched Plates, Daum and Orrefors Crystal Rabbits, EAPG Westward Ho, Fenton Emerald-Trim Dinnerware

PRIMITIVES/COUNTRY/CABIN: Antique Painted Chest, Hooked Rugs, Rush-Seat Ladder-Back Chair, Vintage Cookie and Occupational Molds, Antique Copper Molds, Painted Cottage Dresser, Iron Doorstops

OUTDOOR & ARCHITECTURAL: Mid-Century Woodard-Style Patio Furniture and Bar Cart, Antique Cast-Iron Lavabo Wall Fountain, Cement Gothic Fountain, Antique Wire Plant Stands, Classical Garden Urns, Toleware Plant Stands and Planters