Pierre Jeanneret

"Public" Bench

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

June 10, 06:51 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Of Form & Color: Art & Design from the Emmanuel de Bayser Collection

Pierre Jeanneret

"Public" Bench

circa 1959

designed for the High Court, Chandigarh, India

model no. PJ-SI-37-B

teak, hide upholstery

33 ¼ x 55 ⅜ x 33 ½ in. (84.5 x 140.7 x 85.1 cm)

High Court, Chandigarh, India

Private Collection, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014

Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: L'Aventure Indienne / The Indian Adventure: Design, Art, Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 162-163 and 566

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, 1951-66, Paris, 2014, pp. 156-157, 242, 272 and 283

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