Lot 576
  • 576

PIERRE JEANNERET | Pair of Advocate Chairs (Hide)

Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 HKD
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Description

  • Pierre Jeanneret
  • Pair of Advocate Chairs (Hide)
  • Executed circa 1955-56
  • hide and teak
  • each: 90 (H) by 64 by 69 cm. 35 1/2 (H) by 25 1/4 by 27 1/4 in.

Provenance

High Court, Chandigarh, India 
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris 

Literature

Le Corbusier - Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Eric Touschaleaume & GĂ©rald Moreau, edition Gourcuff Gradenigo & Eric Touchaleaume Galerie 54, Paris, 2010 p. 168-169, 567
Le Corbusier - Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India
, edition Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris 2014, p 136 & 282

Condition

The chairs are in very good condition overall. There is evidence of scratches, minor abrasions and chips to the wood consistent with the age of the medium.
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