Eight Charles and Ray Eames Designed Children's Toys

Description:

Eight Charles and Ray Eames Designed Children's Toys
Manufactured by Otto Meir Verlag Ravensburger, Tigrett, and Eames Office in conjunction with MoMA, c. 1952 to 1992
Including The Coloring Toy; a Computer House of Cards; a House of Cards picture deck; a double deck of House of Cards with German packaging and instructions; a deck of medium House of Cards with German packaging and instructions; a deck of medium House of Cards; thirty-eight large House of Cards cards; and a partial Little Toy Kit; some overall use wear, mainly to packaging, see detailed condition report in online listing.

Provenance: From the Estate of Jill Mitchell (Virginia Mills),a student at Cranbrook in the 1940s, where she won awards for her work in woven and printed textile design. During her time there she became a lifelong friend of Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, later working for both.
Estimate $500-700

House of Cards deck with 51 cards, including two instruction cards; double deck with 56 and 53 cards respectively, one deck including two instruction cards, and with an instruction pamphlet, both decks are picture decks, one possibly not original to packaging; Computer House of Cards with 56 cards and instruction pamphlet; both medium decks with 32 cards and instructions; Little Toy Kit missing wire triangles, wire squares, 3 tekwood triangles and the pack of connectors, has extra tekwood square


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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