Le Corbusier (1887/1965) Pierre JEANNERET. Suite of four solid teak armchairs with woven cane seat and back. Double lateral "compass" legs joined by two braces and forming armrest supports. Slightly sloping, curved back attached to the seat. Circa 1953-54. Dimensions:Height: 80 cm.Width: 54 cm. Depth: 50 cm (+/-). Provenance: Panjab University halls of residence, sector 14 and administrative buildings administrative buildings of Chandigarh, sector 1. Reference: A similar example in the City Museum of Chandigarh, sector 10. Reference: Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier Jeanneret Chandigarh by Jacques Dworczak, page 102 ref. PJ-010102T.

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