Important Design

Important Design

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Property from a Private Collection, United States

Pierre Jeanneret

"Kangaroo" Chair

Auction Closed

December 8, 07:38 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, United States

Pierre Jeanneret

"Kangaroo" Chair


designed circa 1955

model no. PJ-SI-59-B

offered together with a fabric upholstered cushion

teak, cane

26 x 22¼ x 27¾ in. (66 x 56.5 x 70.5 cm)

Chandigarh, India
Private Collection, Europe
Christie's New York, June 2, 2020, lot 29
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, L'Aventure Indienne: Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 306-308 and 570-571
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, Paris, 2014, pp. 204-205