Sissoo low chair

Pierre JEANNERET. Low folding chair in solid sissoo (Indian rosewood) and braided canework. Canework seat and backrest on a sissoo structure resting on two pairs of slanted, profiled legs.

Solid crosspiece bar connecting the back legs. Backrest activated by two brass hinges.

Circa 1960.

Dimensions:

• Height: 28.5 in / 72,5 cm.
• Length: 21 in / 53,3 cm.
• Depth: 23.8 in / 60,5 cm. (+/-).

Provenance: Private homes in Chandigarh.

Photo ref.: "Catalogue Leclere"   Sale on 03/11/2011 in Marseille, pages 50 and 51 lot no. 65.

Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 571 under reference: PJ-SI-61 A.