CH010104T
Armchair known as "Cane and teak wood armchair" in solid teak with seat and backrest in braided canework. "Compass" type double side leg assembly, with the legs connected by two crosspieces and supporting the armrests. Slanted, slightly curved backrest, attached to the seat by two supports at the bottom.
Circa 1955-56.
Dimensions:
Provenance: University housing at Panjab University, sector 14 and administrative buildings in Chandigarh, sector 1.
Reference: One similar example at Swiss National Museum in Zurich and at City Museum in Chandigarh sector, 10.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 08/06/2010 in Chicago, page 89, lot no. 574. Pair sold for $10000 / €8373.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Leclere, similar model, sale on 11/12/2010 in Marseille, page 31, lot no. 64. Pair sold for €5535.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Leclere, similar model, sale on 03/11/2011 in Marseille, page 30, lot no. 39. Pair sold for €5576.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Artcurial Briest, Poulain, F. Tajan, similar model, Design sale on 10/11/2014 in Paris, page 32, lot no. 31. Pair sold for €18200.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Leclere, similar model, sale on 02/02/2015 in Marseille, lots no. 123 and 124. Pair sold for €22644.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 26/03/2015 in Chicago, lot no. 114. Pair sold for $21250 / €19365.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Sotheby’s, similar model, sale on 24/11/2015 in Paris, lot no. 110. Sold for €8125.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Artcurial, similar model, sale on 01/12/2015 in Paris, page 75, lot no. 249. Set of two sold for €14300.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 10/12/2015 in Chicago, lot no. 113. Pair sold for $18750 / €14145.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Bonhams – Design, similar model, sale on 21/06/2016 in New York, lot no. 27, page 27. Pair sold for $12500 / €11026.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 22/03/2018 in Chicago, page 17, lot no. 129. Pair sold for $23750/ €19296.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Artcurial, similar model, sale on 20/11/2018 in Paris, pages 26 and 27, lot no. 21. Pair sold for €22100.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 21/03/2019 in Chicago, page 30, lot no. 147. Pair sold for $18750/ €16518.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Piasa, similar model, sale on 26/06/2019 in Paris, page 69, lot no. 76. Pair sold for €23400.
Photo ref.: Catalogue Sotheby’s, similar model, sale on 07/10/2019 in Paris, page 114, lot no. 575. Pair sold for HKD237500/ €27588.
Photo ref. : Similar model in "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India" by Galerie Patrick Seguin, pages 246, 256, 283.
Photo ref.: Similar model in “Catalogue – Amie Siegel” Ed. Prem Krishnamurthy. Printed : die Keure 2014, pages 110, 111, 129, 136, 137, 176, 177, 239.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 563 under reference: PJ-SI-29-A.
