Pierre Jeanneret

Set of 6 ‘Committee armchairs’, massive teak and leather.Model PJ-SI-38-A

Back-rest, seat and armrest slightly angled, upholstered in « royal blue » leather.« Compas » massive teak feet, flat and oblique section, supporting detached roll-padded armrests.Front and back traverse supporting the seat.

Circa 1953-1954

Each: H 89 x L 60 x 58 cm (H 34 1/2 x W 23 x D 25 5/8 in)

Provenance :

the High Court, Assembly and Panjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh, India.

Literature :

Zurich Swiss NAtionnal Museum.« Le Corbusier Meubles et Intérieurs 1905-1965″ par Arthur Rüegg, page 358. Norma Evenson, Chandigarh, Los Angeles, 1966, pls. 114–15 Philippe Sers, ed., Le Corbusier Œuvre Tissé, Paris, 1987, p. 80 Willy Boesiger, ed., Le Corbusier et Son Atelier rue de Sevres 35, Œuvre Complète 1957–1965, New York, 1990, p. 9 Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure – Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, p. 567
Price : 91500 US$