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Vintage Vuitton & More in Christie's Interiors Sale

Filed under: Decor, Auctions


Today and Friday Christie's is holding its Interiors sale in New York, featuring property from the estates of prominent collectors. Some 900 items, including fine art, furniture, silver, ceramics and decorative items will go on the block, including this set of beautiful vintage Louis Vuitton luggage. Two of the suitcases feature the classic LV monogram and the third is plain leather bearing the initials ESS; offered without reserve the lot is estimated at $2,000 - $3,000. Also on offer is a classic Eames rosewood, aluminum and black leather lounge chair and ottoman designed for Herman Miller in 1956, estimated at $2,000 - $3,000, as well as photographs by John Jonas Gruen of artists like Jackson Pollack, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns taken in the Hamptons in the '50s.

Eames House Bird

Filed under: Decor


Charles and Ray Eames, masters of interior design, really loved a particular piece of folk art in the form of a little wooden black bird. It has been the focus of their living room for over 50 years and has appeared in many photographs, and now it's going into reproduction so we can each have one of our own. The Eames House Bird couldn't be more simple, made of black Alder with a black lacquer finish and steel wire legs, and I think that it has a very cheerful looking disposition (which is perhaps why the Eames' liked it so much). 10.75"h x 3.5" x 11", $195.

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The Eames Elephant

Filed under: Decor

Vitra has come up with a unique way to celebrate the 100th birthday of legendary designer Charles Eames, by releasing his design of an elepahnt. The Eames Plywood Elephant was designed in 1945 but never went into production. Vitra has made 1000 pieces each in natural maple and red-stained maple. Each one includes a collector's box, certificate and the serial number. The elephant meaures 16.25" w x30.75" d x 16.5" h and sells for $1,900.00.

Eames Mesh Managment Chair

Filed under: Decor

Style and functionality come together easily in the Eames Managment Chair. Designed in 1958, when the word "ergonomic" was young and rarely used outside of research papers, its lightweight and body-hugging form was ahead of its time. The thin mesh backing is self-contouring and flexible, for "even weight distribution and long-term comfort." The mesh-backed chair is available in three colors, but the design is also available with other materials and in other colors at different price points. Price (for mesh): $1,188.

Palms Lounger

Filed under: Decor

There is nothing like a hot day spent in an uncomfortable hotel lounge chair to make you wish that the available seating was a little more user-friendly. Sticking to vinyl straps is no one's idea of fun. The Palms Lounger, on the other hand, even looks like fun. The chair is made out of pressure-molded teak slats, each shaped vaguely like a palm frond, which are supported by a stainless steel frame. Comfortable and smooth, the overall shape of the contoured chair is designed to cradle the sitter. Matching table and other chairs are available, too, and the lounger is on sale for $1,371.

50th Aniversary Eames Chair & Ottoman

Filed under: Decor

The Eames Chair and Ottoman set are seminal works in modern design. Charles and Ray Eames created the chair in 1956 along with many other important works of modern design. Their experiments with molded plywoods changed the way people looked at and used furniture. The chair hs been available in several different veneers during its history, notably among them is rosewood. This veneer was discontinued in the 1980s due to the unsustainable nature of the rosewood supply. Recently, a variety of rosewood called Santos Palisander that is grown with healthy foresty habits has been discovered and the Eames Foundation is offering special editions of the iconic chair and ottoman set. To accent the rich rosewood veneer, black Edelman leather wraps the chair in luxury. The $6,500 chair and ottoman also include a membership to the Eames Foundation and tickets to tour Charles & Ray Eames home near Malibu.


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