Teak armchair

Armchair known as "Cane seat cane back office chair", in solid teak with seat and backrest in braided canework. "Asymmetric frame" type double side leg assembly, with the legs connected by two crosspieces and forming armrests. Slightly slanted, curved backrest, detached from the seat.

Circa 1960.

Dimensions:

• Height: 29.9 in / 76 cm.
• Width: 20.1 in / 51 cm.
• Depth: 20.1 in / 51 cm. (+/-).

Provenance: Panjab University in Chandigarh, sector 14.

Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 20/10/2016 in Chicago, page 15, lot no. 123. Sold for $3500 / €3187.

Photo ref.: Catalogue Leclère, similar model, sale on 14/02/2017 in Marseille, page 52, lot no. 38. Sold for €5104.

Photo ref.: Catalogue Leclère, similar model, sale on 14/02/2017 in Marseille, page 66, lot no. 51. Sold for €4976.

Photo ref.: Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 26/10/2017 in Chicago, page 47, lot no. 169. Sold for $6875 / €5881.

Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 569 under reference: PJ-SI-53-A.

Photo ref.: Similar model in "Chandigarh, Pierre Jeanneret" by François Laffanour - Laffanour Galerie Downtown, Paris, 2015, page 95.