Pigeonhole Office Table Desk Pierre JEANNERET (1896-1967) [Model: PJ-BU-02-A] Desk known as "Pigeonhole Desk" in solid sissoo (Indian rosewood). Rectangular top covered in burgundy leather on a frame, affixed on one side by a panel forming a left side leg with a box section including a drawer and compartment, and on the other side, a profiled leg with a flat triangular rail. Opening grip in the form of a hollowed-out circle on an aluminium background, typical of the work of Pierre Jeanneret in Chandigarh. On the visitor's side, four central compartments and two open compartments at the side. (Restorations and refinished) Dimensions DIMENSIONSHeight: 28 in / 71.5 cm.Length: 48 in / 122 cm.Width: 33 in / 83 cm. (+/-) Artist or Maker Pierre JEANNERET Date Circa 1957-1958 Condition Report Condition: Very Good. (Please refer to department for Condition report) Exhibited REFERENCE - Swiss National Museum in Zürich - City Museum of Chandigarh. Le Corbusier Center, sector 19. Other reference numbers for this model are: [CH030102] [PJ-030102]. Literature LITERATURE - Jacques Dworczak, “Catalogue raisonné du mobilier Jeanneret Chandigarh”, Assouline 2019, page 247, under reference number PJ-030102. - Ed. Prem Krishnamurthy, “Catalogue – Amie Siegel”, printed by die Keure 2014, pages 17, 34, 35, 64, 146, 147, 187, 304. - François Laffanour - Laffanour Galerie Downtown, "Chandigarh, Pierre Jeanneret" Paris, 2015, pages 41, 56, 58, 59. - Galerie Patrick Seguin, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, 1951-66”, 2014, pages 206, 246, 247, 248, 249, 267, 288. - Eric Touchaleaume, Gerald Moreau, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Design-Art-Architecture”, Paris, 2010, page 572, under reference number PJ-BU-02-A. Provenance PROVENANCE - Administrative buildings in Chandigarh - Acquired by a public Government Sale in Chandigarh - Private collection Notes FOR SIMILAR MODEL SEE SALE - Catalogue Artcurial Briest, Poulain, F.Tajan in Paris, similar model with red leather top, sale on 15 April 2008, lot no. 41. - Catalogue Phillips in London, ‘Design’, similar model with burgundy leather top, sale on 07 April 2011, lot no. 93. - Catalogue Leclere in Marseille, similar model with black leather top, sale on 30 September 2013, lot no. 61. - Catalogue Leclere in Marseille, similar model with black leather top, sale on 28 April 2014, lot no. 41. - Catalogue Artcurial Briest, Poulain, F.Tajan in Paris, similar model with green leather top, Design sale on 19 May 2014, lot no. 67. - Catalogue Phillips in London, ‘Design’, similar model with black leather top, sale on 28 April 2015, lot no. 73. - Catalogue Artcurial in Paris, similar model with red leather top, sale on 20 November 2018, lot no. 19. - Catalogue Sotheby’s in Miami, similar model with green leather top, sale on 05 December 2018, lot no. 33. - Catalogue Piasa in Paris, similar model with black leather top, sale on 6 December 2018, lot no. 23. - Catalogue Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, similar model with green leather top, sale on 7 October 2019, lot no. 572.