The late Portland inside designer Jerry Lamb surrounded himself with high-society shoppers, celeb pals like culinary icon James Beard and priceless antiques filling his downtown penthouse.

Lamb collected effective artwork, antiquities and uncommon furnishings for many years earlier than he died in 2021. Some items of his property shall be auctioned beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, by McLaren Public sale Companies.

Bids might be made in individual at 21507 Freeway 99E NE in Aurora, on-line or over the telephone.

Jerry Lamb’s assortment on the public sale block consists of:

• An authentic wooden block print signed by Oregon artist Amanda Tester Snyder (1894-1980).
• A European Biedermeier-era Neoclassical walnut couch, circa 1820-1840, with lions and lyres painted motifs.
• A Biedermeier Empire flame-walnut chest of drawers, circa 1825-1830, in addition to a walnut tilting dressing mirror, circa 1850s.
• A Biedermeier tall case grandfather clock with pendulum, circa 1820-1830.
• An English Empire burlwood drop-leaf stitching desk, circa early-1800s.
• A French Louis XVI gilt swag mirror, circa mid-Nineteenth century.
• A French tapestry after “La Collation” from the Historical past of the Emperor of China sequence initially by Louis XIV Beauvais, circa 1700-1729.
• Two vintage French Regency walnut tripod lamp tables on lion brass ft and acanthus decals, circa Nineteenth century.
• A French Rousseau-Rue Coquilliere porcelain sea life dishes, circa Forties.
• A Japanese Kutani Imari lidded porcelain Kinrande (“gold brocade”)-style tureen with butterflies, birds and figures, circa mid to late 18th century.
• A Qing Dynasty, Guangxu interval (1871-1908), Imperial yellow glaze bowl with incised phoenixes and dragons, circa Nineteenth century.
• A Chinese language belt buckle with celadon jade mounted in a gilt bronze body, circa early Nineteenth century.
• A Nepalese moveable shrine, circa Nineteenth-Twentieth century, in a glass panel with rubies, coral, turquoise and treasured stones.
• A small, finely hand-knotted wool Persian Kurdish rug with central floral motif.

Along with the Lamb Property, the public sale may have effective vintage furnishings, artwork, rugs, clocks, chandeliers, sterling silver, jewellery and china, says Lindsea Dragomir of McLaren Public sale Companies.

Lamb lived in his American Towers Plaza rental, at 2211 S.W. First Ave., unit 1602, for greater than 15 years, says Kristin Gillis of Premiere Property Group. His residence, on one of many high ranges of the 18th-story Lincoln Tower, has nine-foot-high ceilings and different penthouse facilities, she says.

Lamb designed his 1,876-square-foot rental to replicate his Outdated World style: French wallpaper, mirrored partitions, built-in cabinets and a customized hearth with flecked black marble.

Jerry Lamb Interiors & Antiques on Macadam Avenue showcased items from American Federal to 18th century French and Italian intervals.

Lamb was thought of probably the most wanted inside designer for Portland society beginning within the Seventies, in response to Steve Maker and Harvey Freer, longtime homeowners of Portland’s Cultured Pearl artwork and vintage gallery.

Maker and Freer stated Lamb was very knowledgable in effective antiques, particularly the Asian arts, and had a really eager eye.

— Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072

[email protected] | @janeteastman

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