Lot 128
  • 128

Pierre Jeanneret

Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pierre Jeanneret
  • Table, Model No. PJ-TA-04-A, and Four Side Chairs, Model No. PJ-SI-25-A, from Chandigarh, India
  • three of the chairs painted L/51, L/32, L136
  • teak and cane

Literature

Eric Touchelaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret:  L'Aventure Indienne, Paris, 2010, pp. 561 and 585

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The present lot has been in the collection of the present owner for over 15 years. The table with some light surface scratches and abrasions consistent with use. The top with possible sensitive cleaning and is in excellent condition. The chairs appear to have been gently used, with surface scratches concentrated to the lower portions of the legs. The wood used in the table and chairs without a finish. Each of the chairs retain a remnant of the painted stenciled number to the reverse of the chair at the center portion of the seat frame. The cane is in excellent condition with no losses or significant breaks. One chair with two minor breaks to the cane which in each case isolated to the one section of weft measuring 1/8 inch. The chair back remains stable and these are small isolated breaks, which remain in tact and effect only one weft. An excellent original condition offering.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.