Sale 1928
New York
|
5 June 2007
Price realised
USD 36,000
Estimate
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967) IN COLLABORATION WITH BASKRISHNA DOSHI (B. 1927) A Teak Free-Form Desk, circa 1956 27½ in. (70 cm.) high, 96 7/8 in. (246 cm.) wide, 38 5/8 in. (98 cm.) deep
Provenance
Private collection, Ahmedabad.
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This desk is thought to be unique. Two highly comparable desks were used in the Millowners' Association in Ahmedabad. The design of the here offered desk is based on other free-form tables created by Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for the company Equipment de la Maison in France.
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