Rare Chauffeuse or Low Chair Pierre JEANNERET (1896-1967) [Model: PJ-SI-08-A] Low chair in solid teak, cord and cotton straps. Solid teak structure, can be dismantled and assembled using screws and nuts. "Bridge"-type profiled leg assembly, backrest in cotton cord and seat made of crisscrossing broad cotton straps. This seat, of which very few copies were made, was among the first created by Pierre Jeanneret upon arriving in Chandigarh, in 1951. These seats were used personally by Pierre Jeanneret and his colleagues. (Restorations and refinished) Dimensions DIMENSIONSHeight 28.5 in / 72.5 cm.Depth 22 in / 56 cm.Wide 24 in / 61 cm.Seat Height 12 in / 30.5 cm. (+/-) Artist or Maker Pierre JEANNERET Date Circa 1953-1954 Condition Report Condition: Very Good (Please refer to department for Condition report) Exhibited FOR SIMILAR MODEL SEE SALE - Leclere in Marseille, sale on 02 February 2015, lot 136. Other reference numbers for this model are: [CH010611] [PJ-010611]. Literature LITERATURE - Jacques Dworczak, “Catalogue raisonné du mobilier Jeanneret Chandigarh”, Assouline 2019, page 136, under reference number PJ-010611 - Eric Touchaleaume, Gerald Moreau, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Design-Art-Architecture”, Paris, 2010, page 280, 328, under reference number PJ-SI-08-A Provenance PROVENANCE - Acquired by a public Government Sale in Chandigarh - Private collection Notes REFERENCE - There are only a very few Low Chairs (Chauffeuses) presented in private collections. - Identical example chair from Pierre Jeanneret's personal house and now in the collections of the City Museum in Chandigarh, sector 10