Sale 1928
New York
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5 June 2007
Price realised
USD 7,200
Estimate
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967) A Leather and Teak Double-Sided Three-Panel Screen, circa 1955 each panel 66½ in. (169 cm.) high, 22 7/8 in. (55.5 cm.)
Provenance
Government offices, Chandigarh.
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