Thomas Moore
Head of Department
Lot 82TP,Y
Pierre Jeanneret A desk designed for the Administrative buildings c.1957 and chair designed c.1955, Chandigarh, north India
Amended
5 April 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£10,000 - £15,000
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Pierre Jeanneret
A desk designed for the Administrative buildings c.1957 and chair designed c.1955, Chandigarh, north India
The Indian rosewood desk with black inset writing surface, drawer and pigeon holes to the reverse; the chair with solid Indian rosewood frame and woven cane back and seat with detachable seat cushion, 121cm wide, 84cm deep, 179cm high (47 1/2in wide, 33in deep, 70.5in high).
The Indian rosewood desk with black inset writing surface, drawer and pigeon holes to the reverse; the chair with solid Indian rosewood frame and woven cane back and seat with detachable seat cushion, 121cm wide, 84cm deep, 179cm high (47 1/2in wide, 33in deep, 70.5in high).
Footnotes
Provenance: Acquired from Chandigarh.
Literature: Patrick Seguin, 'Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh India' published Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris 2014, p288.
Saleroom notices
Please note this item is a TP lot and, therefore, will be removed to offsite storage after the completion of the sale.
