Lot 48
  • 48

PIERRE JEANNERET | Two PJ-SI-59-B chairs(Kangaroo chairs)

Estimate
800,000 - 1,000,000 INR
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Description

  • Pierre Jeanneret
  • Two PJ-SI-59-B chairs(Kangaroo chairs)
  • Teakwood and cane
  • 23 ⅝ x 22 ⅜ x 26 ¾ in. (60.2 x 56 x 68.2 cm.) each
  • Manufactured circa 1950s

Provenance

Private Collection, India
Thence by descent to current owner circa 2000s

Literature

Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, L'Aventure Indienne, Gourcuff Gradenigo, Paris, 2010, pp. 306 and 570-571 (similar example)
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2014, pp. 204-205 (similar example)

Condition

There are faint scratches along the surface of the wood. There is discolouration in some areas. It appears to have received a fresh coat of polish and re-caned by a professional restorer. The pieces are in good overall condition, commensurate with age, as viewed.
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