Teak file cupboard

File cupboard in solid teak. Quadrangular body with thirty drawers at the front, adjustable in depth using nickel-plated button head screws. Opening grips in the shape of hollowed-out circles on an aluminium background, typical of the work of Pierre JEANNERET in Chandigarh. Foldable presentation table under the drawers.

Pair of tall "compass" type side legs affixed to the sides of the body.
Circa 1961-62.

Dimensions:

• Height: 128,5 cm.
• Length: 105,5 cm.
• Depth: 66 cm. (+/-).

Provenance: Panjab University Secretaria, sector 14.

Note: the only example listed to date.

Photo ref.: "Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne" by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau. Page 593 under reference: PJ-R-06-A.