8th Jul, 2025 10:00
Design
Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896-1967)
a set of twelve model 'PJ-010100T' chairs, also known as ‘Floating Back’ chairs, c.1955-56, designed for Chandigarh, teak, each seat and backrest hand-braided in cane, with double-sided inverted 'V' leg assembly, the legs connected by a central stretcher, each marked with original identification markings, with certificate of authenticity by Jacques Dworczak,
52cm wide
55cm deep
78cm high, 44cm to seat, 66cm to arm
Provenance: University housing at Panjab University, sector 14, and administrative buildings in Chandigarh sector 1.
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Estimated at £15,000 - £25,000
Condition Report
All chairs have been restored and will have been oiled and waxed, joints will be strengthened and made solid, cane work will always be renewed and in perfect condition as will cushions and upholstery, each item will be unique and each piece will not be exactly the same as the next, the patina may slightly vary as these items date from the 1950s and 60s, each chair will be slightly +/-different in size due to being original.
Auction: Design, 8th Jul, 2025
Viewing
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Viewing will be held at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE, as follows:
Friday 4 July, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 6 July, 10am - 1pm
Monday 7 July, 10am - 4pm
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