CH030213
Teacher's desk in solid teak and teak veneer. Veneered, rectangular top with a sturdy apron in solid teak.
Five rectangular, tapered legs including two on the right joined by one crosspiece at the top and three on the left supporting a suspended compartment. The box has two drawers at the front and a compartment closed by a door at the back. Opening grips of the drawers and locker in the shape of hollowed-out circles on an aluminum background, typical of the work of Pierre JEANNERET in Chandigarh.
Circa 1960.
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Provenance: Panjab University in Chandigarh (sector 14).
Photo ref.: "Catalogue Leclere" Sale on 02/02/2015 in Marseille, lot no. 128.
Photo ref.: Similar model in "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 577 under reference: PJ-BU-20-A
