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CH010111
Chair in solid teak and braided canework. Asymmetrical "compass" type double side leg assembly, with the legs connected by two crosspieces. Slightly slanted, curved canework backrest, attached to the seat by two solid supports at the bottom.
Circa 1958-59.
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Provenance: Panjab University in Chandigarh (sector 14). Student housing housing known as "Hostel for girls" (1959) and "Hostel for boys" (1961).
Reference: Swiss National Museum in Zurich.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Catalogue Wright Auction" Sale on 23/03/2010 in Chicago, page 135, lot no. 278. Pair sold for $8000 / €5545.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Catalogue Artcurial, Briest, Poulain, F. Tajan". Design sale on 10/11/2014 in Paris, page 38, lot no. 37 and 38. Twelve pieces sold for €43960.
Photo ref.: "Catalogue Leclere" Sale on 04/06/2015 in Marseille, lot no. 118. Six pieces sold for €23902.
Photo ref. : Similar model in "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India" by Galerie Patrick Seguin, pages 196, 197, 198, 199, 233.
Photo ref.: Similar model in “Catalogue – Amie Siegel” Ed. Prem Krishnamurthy. Printed : die Keure 2014, pages 8, 38, 62, 93, 103, 166, 167, 201, 250, 251, 292, 293, 311, 313.
Photo ref. : Similar model in "Le Corbusier - Meubles et Intérieurs 1905-1965" by Arthur Rüegg. Fondation Le Corbusier, Scheidegger & Spiess, 2012, page 355.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 561 under reference: PJ-SI-25-A.
