Lot 65
  • 65

Pierre Jeanneret

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pierre Jeanneret
  • Four "Demountable" Chairs Designed for Chandigarh, India
  • each with painted inventory number
  • lacquered wood and cane

Literature

Eric Touchelaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret:  L'Aventure Indienne, Paris, 2010, pp. 335 and 558
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Paris, 2014, pp. 210-211 and 285

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The chair frames with some very minor surface scratches, edge abrasions and indentations consistent with age and use. Each chair with a few minute losses to the finish, concentrated to the edges and consistent with use and handling. Each of the chairs with their original stenciled lettering to the reverse. The cane seats have been replaced in a manner and material consistent with the original design. A wonderful deeply sculptural chair form from Jeanneret’s famous Chandigarh commission. ---
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