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CH011106
Lounge furniture in solid teak and black foal including a sofa and two chairs. Backrest, seat and armrests slightly tilted and covered in black foal.
"Bridge" type side leg assembly with slanted, profiled flat legs, supporting separate armrests with "roll" type stuffed covers. A front and back rail support the seat from underneath.
Circa 1955-56.
Dimensions of the sofa:
Dimensions of the armchair:
Provenance: Hight Court and Assembly in Chandigarh.
Photo ref.: "Catalogue Leclere" Sale on 04/06/2015 in Marseille, lot no. 119. Sold for €186184.
Réf. photo : Modèle similaire dans“Catalogue – Amie Siegel” Ed. Prem Krishnamurthy. Printed : die Keure 2014, pages 20, 21, 94, 95, 101, 122, 123, 156, 157, 184, 185, 212, 213, 286, 287.
Réf. photo : Modèle similaire dans "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India" par Galerie Patrick Seguin, pages 134, 135, 277, 282.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 567 and 568 under reference: LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Chandigarh, Pierre Jeanneret" by François Laffanour - Laffanour Galerie Downtown, Paris, 2015, pages 82, 83.
