Lot 47
  • 47

PIERRE JEANNERET | Periodicals Bookcase

Estimate
2,000,000 - 2,500,000 INR
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Description

  • Pierre Jeanneret
  • Periodicals Bookcase
  • Teakwood and aluminium
  • 87 x 48 ΒΌ x 16 in. (220.9 x 122.6 x 40.6 cm.)
  • Manufactured circa 1960s

Provenance

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

Literature

E. Touchaleaume and G. Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, L'Aventure Indienne, Gourcuff Gradenigo, Paris, 2010, p. 378 and 596 (similar example)

Condition

The surface of the wood on the back of the bookcase is uneven and undulated. There are faint scratches throughout. It appears to have recently received a light coat of polish. The piece is in good overall condition, commensurate with age, as viewed.
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