Important Design

Important Design

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Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret

Sofa and pair of armchairs

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May 20, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 100,000 EUR

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Description

Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret


Sofa and pair of armchairs


Circa 1955-1956

Teak and foal skin upholstery

Inscribed P.G.I. BHC-28 on the back of the seats and inscribed P.G.I. BHC-41 on the back of the sofa

Fauteuil : 77 x 73 x 81 cm ; 30 ¼ x 28 ¾ x 31 ⅞ in.

Canapé : 77 x 169 x 80 cm ; 30 ¼ x 66 ½ x 31 ½ in.

P.G.I hospital, Chandigarh, India

(...)

Private collection, France

Éric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, Le Corbusier - Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Paris, 2010, the model referenced under n° LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B p. 161, 244-245 and 567-568

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: Chandigarh, India, 1951-66, Paris, 2014, p. 132-135 and 282