{"id":431652,"date":"2025-10-08T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=431652"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:34:32","slug":"charles-and-ray-eames-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/charles-and-ray-eames-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"A Slew of Rare Eames Works Are Headed to Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames-950x649.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of Ray Eames adjusting flowers as Charles Eames takes a photo of them\" class=\"wp-image-431656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames-950x649.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames-512x350.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames-120x82.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames-768x525.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-and-RayEames.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/charles-and-ray-eames\/furniture\/\">Charles and Ray Eames<\/a> met at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/cranbook-mid-century-modern-design\/\">Cranbrook Academy of Art<\/a> in 1940. Photo courtesy of <em>\u00a9 2025 Eames Office, LLC. All rights reserved.<strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been more than 80 years since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/charles-and-ray-eames\/furniture\/\">Charles and Ray Eames<\/a> opened their workshop, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eamesoffice.com\/\">Eames Office<\/a>, in 1941, shortly after they married, and yet design lovers the world over are still transfixed by their work. Now, the Eames Office is auctioning roughly 30 rare pieces on the Dutch online auction platform Catawiki, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/market\/eames-designs-catawiki-auction-2695203\">Artnet<\/a>. Spanning toy designs, brochures, posters, clothing and, of course, furniture, the sale demonstrates the stunning breadth of the studio&#8217;s work, not to mention how well its pieces have held up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEames furniture&#8221; most often brings to mind the couple&#8217;s iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/designs\/eames-lounge-chair-ottoman\/\">lounge chair and ottoman<\/a>, which debuted in 1956 and has been a staple of corner offices and home libraries ever since. But they designed a plethora of pieces that are essential to our understanding of mid-century modern design. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/charles-eames-orange-dkr-bikini-chair-herman-miller-set-of-four\/id-f_19274472\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master.webp\" alt=\"Charles Eames Orange DKR Bikini Chair for Herman Miller, Set of Four\" class=\"wp-image-431673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master-350x350.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master-120x120.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled_1_30_1588900011r5mD9_master-216x216.webp 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/charles-eames-orange-dkr-bikini-chair-herman-miller-set-of-four\/id-f_19274472\/\">Charles Eames for Herman Miller set of four orange DKR bikini chairs, 1950<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An index of the Eames\u2019s brilliance, after all, is how many different contexts their creations are suitable for. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/tandem-sling-ray-charles-eames-herman-miller-four-seat\/id-f_4616753\/\">Tandem Sling seating<\/a>, for instance, is a mainstay of airport design. They also crafted office furniture, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/charles-and-ray-eames\/furniture\/tables\/conference-tables\/\">conference tables<\/a>, available in a variety of shapes and sizes. Among their designs for the home, their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/side-chairs\/charles-eames-orange-dkr-bikini-chair-herman-miller-set-of-four\/id-f_19274472\/\">wire chairs with bikini pads<\/a>, produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/herman-miller\/\">Herman Miller<\/a>, still feel lively, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/rocking-chairs\/eames-rar-rocking-armchair-herman-miller\/id-f_37377892\/\">the RAR rocking chair<\/a> is a favorite B-side for many Eames lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of numerous permanent collections, the Eames\u2019s work has been displayed in a variety of special exhibitions this year across the country, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/1940s-design-philadelphia\/\">\u201cBoom: Art and Design in the 1940s\u201d<\/a> at the Philadelphia Art Museum earlier this year. Still on view are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/moma-pirouette-exhibition\/\">MoMA\u2019s \u201cPirouette,\u201d<\/a> and \u201cPast as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968\u20131978)\u201d at the Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco. Decades have passed, but we\u2019re still learning from this talented couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-carousel\">\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"pdp-carousel-heading\">Shop Eames Furniture on 1stDibs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper block-7fd7432a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/tandem-sling-ray-charles-eames-herman-miller-four-seat\/id-f_4616753\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/archivesE\/upload\/3663232\/f_46167531462282651999\/HERO_SHOT_org_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Four-Seat Tandem Sling, 1962\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Four-Seat Tandem Sling, 1962\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/cabinets\/1953-esu-240-n-shelving-unit-charles-ray-eames-herman-miller-w-walnut\/id-f_40956322\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/1953-esu-240-n-shelving-unit-by-charles-ray-eames-for-herman-miller-w-walnut-for-sale\/1121189\/f_409563221724258944534\/40956322_datamatics.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller ESU 240-N Shelving Unit, 1953\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller ESU 240-N Shelving Unit, 1953\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/rocking-chairs\/eames-rar-rocking-armchair-herman-miller\/id-f_37377892\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/eames-rar-rocking-armchair-for-herman-miller-for-sale\/f_9251\/f_373778921701553141940\/f_37377892_1701553142625_bg_processed.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Charles and Ray Eames RAR Rocking Armchair for Herman Miller, 1960s\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles and Ray Eames RAR Rocking Armchair for Herman Miller, 1960s\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/sofas\/three-seat-shell-tandem-sofa-charles-ray-eames-herman-miller-c1974\/id-f_44071542\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/three-seat-shell-tandem-sofa-by-charles-ray-eames-for-herman-miller-c1974-for-sale\/f_52472\/f_440715421742165812120\/f_44071542_1742165812400_bg_processed.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three-Seat Shell Tandem Sofa By Charles &amp; Ray Eames for Herman Miller C.1974\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThree-Seat Shell Tandem Sofa By Charles &amp; Ray Eames for Herman Miller C.1974\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been more than 80 years since Charles and Ray Eames opened their workshop, the Eames Office, in 1941, shortly after they married, and yet design lovers the world over are still transfixed by their work. 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