Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret - Design Masters New York Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    The Assembly, Chandigarh, India
    Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris

  • Literature

    Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Design-Art-Architeture, Paris, 2010, pp. 246-47, 582 for images and technical drawings

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot, a rare “Committee” table, was employed in the Assembly in Chandigarh, the Indian city for which Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret designed and constructed a number of public and civic buildings. The clever execution of the base design, in which the upper section rests within the framework of the lower section, is reminiscent of ancient furniture forms such as the cross-leg table and X-frame stool. Symbolically, the base form is an instance of the intersecting horns motif that Le Corbusier employed throughout his career. Several versions of the design were produced, with variations in size and the manner in which the base armature connects to the tabletop.

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Rare “Committee” table, model no. LC/PJ-TAT-14-A, from the Assembly, Chandigarh

circa 1963-1964
Teak, teak-veneered wood.
29 x 96 x 47 7/8 in. (73.7 x 243.8 x 121.6 cm)

Estimate
$150,000 - 250,000 

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Meaghan Roddy
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Design Masters

New York 17 December 2013 6pm