283 - EXCEPTIONAL DISASSEMBLABLE ADMINISTRATIVE DESK by Pierre JEANNERET (1896–1967)

EXCEPTIONAL DISASSEMBLABLE ADMINISTRATIVE DESK by Pierre JEANNERET (1896–1967) Teak and teak veneer. The tabletop is mounted on a short cabinet with open compartments on one side and a long cabinet on the other. Features three hinged doors on the visitor side and open compartments on the other. Doors feature opening latches set against an aluminum background. The entire piece is supported by “log-style” legs. Top: 184 x 100 cm Long cabinet: H: 56; W: 183; D: 46 cm Short cabinet: H: 70; W: 92.5; D: 38 cm Restorations for normal wear and maintenance Sold as is Provenance: Administrative building in Chandigarh, India, 2009 Bibliography: *Catalog Raisonné of Jeanneret Chandigarh Furniture*, Jacques Dworczak, Assouline, 2018, similar model p. 257