Eames Era
Eames Era
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 Vintage McINTOSH C 26 Stereo PREAMPLIFIER Preamp Professionally Tested C26  US $500.00
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 Vtg Sears Shortwave Radio 266 Multi Band Solid State AM FM CB AIR WB PBH TV1 TV2 US $59.99
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 VINTAGE GARRARD TURNTABLE RECORD PLAYER ELECTRONICS MUSIC RECORDS OLD 33 45 78 US $49.95
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 Vintage Craftsman AM FM Solid State Digital Flip Dial Alarm Clock Radio 249W02 US $29.99
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 2900A HITACHI VHS RECORDER VINTAGE VIDEO AUDIO DSP US $44.95
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 VINTGE 2M REEL TO REEL RECORDER ELECTRONICS RECORDING US $74.95
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 VINTAGE ROUND PANASONIC SPEAKERS MODEL SB 84 HI FI MID CENTURY EAMES ERA RETRO US $30.00
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 Vintage Ross AM FM Clock Radio Lamp Eames Era Mid Century Modern Parts or Repair US $9.99
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 Vintage Modern Danish Teak End Coffee Table Kagan Eames Era US $199.00
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 Vtg Zenith Circle of Sound AM FM Alarm Clock Radio Solid State Tabletop AC H472W US $44.99
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 VINTAGE 60S Retro Art Deco CYLINDER ROUND SPEAKERS 60s EAMES ERA LK US $24.99
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 Pair of Retro Cylinder Cone Speakers Floor Shelf 60s Eames Era Vtg Sound Great US $77.99
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 Vtg Zenith Circle of Sound AM FM Radio Solid State Tabletop Target Tuning J421W US $59.99
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 Vtg 1975 Texas Instruments TI 1200 Calculator Math Addition Battery USA Works US $29.99
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 VINTAGE SILVERTONE SPEAKERS PORTABLE EAMES ERA SPACE AGE SILVER PLASTIC US $99.99
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 Atlas 510 8 Bidirectional modern spun brushed aluminum Speaker baffle enclosure US $30.00
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 Panasonic RE 7487 FM AM vintage 1960s modern teak Eames era Table Radio US $65.00
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 1960 GE General Electric P380A Stereo Phonograph Mod Atomic Mid Century Modern US $225.00
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 Vtg Unisonic Pocket Size Math Calculator LC 374 Dual Power Solar Battery Works US $29.99
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 Vtg GE General Electric Reel to Reel Tape Recorder ALC M8130A Utica NY Portable US $39.99
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 Mid century modern eames era sylvania record console credenza US $200.00
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 Vtg Electrophonic Wood 8 Track Tape Music Player Japan Wood Solid State Stereo US $19.99
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 VTG AD 3 Western Electric Bell Trimline Touchtone Phone Ivory Beige Free Ship US $37.50
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 VINTAGE ELECTROHOME MODEL 1000 SPEAKER SET MID CENTURY MODERN EAMES ERA US $98.23
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 Vintage GE Bakelite Wall Clock MODEL 2128A Runs Great Atomic Era Eames 60s US $22.95
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 VINTAGE REALISTIC MC 900 SPEAKERS RETRO EAMES ERA SPACE AGE ROUND BULLET CABINET US $159.99
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 Vintage GRUNDIG Flip Clock Radio Eames Era US $69.99
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 Vtg 1975 Sharp ELSI MATE EL 8005S Electronic Calculator Power Cord Works Math US $49.99
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 RETRO SPACE AGE CANON SPEAKERS WIDE ANGLE RARE UK MADE ART DECO EAMES PANTON ERA US $159.95
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 OLIVETTI LOGOS 55 VINTAGE EAMES ERA CALCULATOR US $275.00
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 1952 EAMES ERA CAPEHART TELEVISION BOOKLET TRENTON BEDFORD JAMESTOWN CLERMONT US $32.50
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 Vtg 1985 Advertising Kent Cigarettes Solar Powered Calculator Lorillard USA NIB US $29.99
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 PASO SOUND HI FI PATIO VINTAGE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS NIB EAMES ERA SPACE AGE PLASTIC US $149.99
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 Penncrest solid state AM clock radio Panton kartell green mid century eames era US $105.00
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 1969 RCA TV G2000Only 2000 made $2000 ea in 69Mid Century Modern Cabinet TV US $799.00
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 1969 HEATHKIT COMPACT STEREO CENTER TURNTABLE AD27 EAMES ERA 45 33 78 RPM US $15.50
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 GREAT CONDITION Vintage STANCOR Transformer Part Box Flyback HO 607C US $3.99
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 LOT of 3 Vintage ADMIRAL FREEZERRANGEREFRIGERATOR 1966 Service Manuals US $9.99
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 Vintage ZENITH CLOCK RADIO Eames Era Atomic Era RETRO Solid State B 266W WORKS US $9.99
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 VINTAGE ZENITH T825 BAKELITE CASE RADIO AM FM EAMES ERA ART DECO WORKS US $5.73
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Objects of Desire
During the 1950's, enterprising furniture companies began to forge productive and long lasting partnerships with the leading designers of the day. In the USA one company stood out above all others: Herman Miller. Their relationship with Charles and Ray Eames -two of the greatest designers in American history- would lead to the creation and production of some of the most lauded and sought after pieces of furniture the world has seen. Charles Eames, working in collaboration with his wife Ray, pushed forward technological frontiers by constant experimentation with moulded plywood and plastics. Dining and living room chairs, stacking chairs, desks, screens, wall units: virtually any piece by the Eameses is now highly collectable today, and in this article we will take a look at some of the best examples to look out for.
Saving the best until last, the Eames lounge chair 670 with its matching ottoman is so iconic it borders on retro cliché and has been the must have piece for the discerning collector in every design era since its introduction in1956. Standing on a rotating metal base, the rosewood shell of both the chair and ottoman oozes class and expense as it wraps around the plump, down-filled leather upholstery. The chair is broken down into segments, which enables it to grip every contour of its occupant, providing ultimate comfort. So popular are these chairs, they still in production today so if you can't find an original, you will easily get your hands on a reproduction. They don't come cheap but as you sigh a long and relaxing breath and kick off your shoes to nestle your feet into the cushioned leather of the ottoman, never will you more feel the benefit of money well spent.
The Eames fibreglass rocking chair was sold by Herman Miller from 1950 to 1968, then, quite amazingly, was offered only as a gift to employees of the company who became parents. Comprising of a revolutionary pure white one-piece, sculpted fibreglass seat, which curls gracefully around its occupant, taking on the look of an exotic flower, and a delicate, catamaran-like, rocking base, the chair has an almost ethereal feel. It exudes a calm wistfulness and, if you can find one, would be the perfect accessory in the corner of a study, library or nursery room.
If it is a real statement piece you need to really fill a space, look no further than the La Chaise chair. The La Chaise dominates any room in which it is placed. Though identical in its physical makeup and fabric composition to the Eames rocking chair, it is completely free from in terms of its shape and unlike any other chair you will come across. If, looking at one, you are wondering how a design so space age and complicated in terms of its shape could have been made so long ago, congratulations you have rumbled a little known secret. Though designed by the Eameses in 1948, the chair could not be produced, and remained a concept and no more until recent years. Looking just as current as anything designed over the last ten year, the La Chaise is a tribute to the forward thinking genius of the Eameses.
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