Teak sofa

Sofa in solid teak and cotton cloth. Upholstered in anthracite grey cotton cloth.

Slightly tilted backrest and seat. Low "compass" type leg assembly in teak with profiled flat legs, connected by two rails under seat.

Circa 1955-56.

Dimensions:

• Height: 29.5 in / 75 cm.
• Length: 153 in / 153 cm.
• Depth: 24 in / 61 cm.

Provenance: High Court in Chandigarh (1955), Panjab University, sector 14, and student housing in Chandigarh.

Photo ref. : Similar model in the catalogue "Wright - Design" in Chicago. Sale on 11/06/2015, lot no 103. Covered in grey skin foal sold for $40 000/ €35 827.

Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau , page 565 under reference: PJ-SI-36-B

Photo ref.: "Architectural Digest" magazine, September-October 2011, page 148.

Photo ref.: Similar model in "Chandigarh, Pierre Jeanneret" by François Laffanour - Laffanour Galerie Downtown, Paris, 2015, page 85.