Sale 1928
New York
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5 June 2007
Price realised
USD 156,000
Estimate
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967) A Painted Cedar and Teak Drawing Table, circa 1960 30¾ in. (78 cm.) high, 66 7/8 in. (170 cm.) wide, 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) deep
Provenance
College of Art, Design Department, Chandigarh.
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