Who designed the Eames Elliptical Surfboard Table?  

Label mistake
Charles and Ray did indeed design the table. The label is a mistake by a careless Herman Miller employee. I see that fairly frequently. You have to remember these pieces were cranked out of a factory, not made in an artist's studio. In their haste, employees sometimes stuck the wrong label on. I have Nelson pices that say designed by Charles Eames.
No big deal.

Crazy price
By the way, I was totally floored when I saw the table realize that price during the auction. That has to be an all-time record for that form. They usually go for between 2500 and 3500. There were clearly two very determined (and wealthy) people fighting over that table.

Really?!
OMG. That's amazing. I love that.

20K?!
That is just plain stupid.

Carelessness or clumsy deceit?
We've all seen "Nelson" and "Eames" labels for sale. I wonder how often these sticker mixups are the result of a clumsy person trying to get a few extra dollars by placing a label on a previously marked piece compared to how many were a factory mix up 40 years ago?

It was from a trust that...
It was from a trust that must be the reason...20.000...unreal.

...and that's not all
...tack on another $4,500 just for the buyer's premium!

I would honestly buy the ten...
I would honestly buy the ten your old version that I saw on Craigslist for $300. They look identical, it's still real, and I could reinact a peppermint patty commercial on top of it worry free.

My least favorite of the...
My least favorite of the Eames catalogue. The only one of the lot I can say I will never own and don't care to. I wouldn't shell out a dime for that design. Ill-conceived.
EDIT: Seemed a bit harsh on Charles there. He is by far my favorite designer, to be fair. I just don't see the functionality of such a fantastically long coffee table so low to the ground.

I have always wondered about...
I have always wondered about the design's purpose ... it is handsome. But at 8 feet or so and 10 inches high it's a little odd. I know few people with living rooms large enough to use this. Plus, I like to put my dinner on the coffee table while I watch the tube like everyone else. Unless you want to multi-task and tie your shoes simultaneously eating dinner on this is a drag.
The first thing someone will say is that it wasn't designed for dinner eating. That may be true, but it is a COFFEE table. ... meaning that it should function for coffee, tea, light snacking etc...

That's what I thought as well
but I recently bought one and though it is big it somehow still fits. I see it as a centerpiece around which you can gather and drink tea or have finger food. A couple of comfortable pillows on the floor and you're ready. Perfect height for keeping your feet on while reading the newspaper as well.

I guess if you're gonna sit o...
I guess if you're gonna sit on the floor it's fine, but it usually lives in front of a sofa (which means you will sit on the sofa more than likely). I can't imagine eating finger foods ten inches off the ground. I have an ltr, and I definitely don't use it for a dinner tray .... I usually use the old cheapo Aalto knockoff stool.