ORIGINAL TEAK PIERRE JEANNERET X LEG LOUNGE CHAIRS, CHANDIGARH

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN AUTHENTIC SET OF MID-CENTURY PIERRE JEANNERET CROSS-LEG (X-LEG) LOUNGE CHAIRS, ALL SOURCED FROM THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING — THE HIGH COURT SECRETARIAT (H.C.S.) IN CHANDIGARH, INDIA. EACH CHAIR FEATURES ITS ORIGINAL H.C.S. / CH MARKING, CONFIRMING TRUE PROVENANCE AND HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE CROSS EASY CHAIR, THIS ICONIC MODEL REPRESENTS THE PURE MODERNISM AND HONEST MATERIALITY OF THE CHANDIGARH PROJECT — DESIGNED BY PIERRE JEANNERET IN COLLABORATION WITH LE CORBUSIER DURING THE 1950S. CRAFTED IN SOLID TEAK WITH HANDWOVEN NATURAL CANE, THE CHAIR IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS SCULPTURAL “X” DOUBLE-LEG FRAME, ANGULAR ARMRESTS, AND A CENTRAL STRETCHER THAT PROVIDES STRUCTURAL BALANCE AND STABILITY. THE SLANTED, INDEPENDENT BACKREST IN FLAT CANEWORK REFLECTS JEANNERET’S SIGNATURE FOCUS ON COMFORT AND PROPORTION.

THE X-LEG MODEL IS FAR RARER THAN JEANNERET’S BETTER-KNOWN COMPASS-LEG VARIANTS AND IS CONSIDERED ONE OF HIS MOST COLLECTIBLE AND REFINED DESIGNS.

EACH CHAIR HAS BEEN EXPERTLY RECANED AND LIGHTLY RESTORED, MAINTAINING ITS RICH ORIGINAL PATINA AND SUBTLE SIGNS OF WEAR THAT TESTIFY TO ITS INSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE.

THE LISTED PRICE IS PER CHAIR.

IDEAL FOR DESIGN COLLECTORS, ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS, AND LOVERS OF ORIGINAL MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE, THESE PIECES EMBODY THE TIMELESS ELEGANCE AND FUNCTIONAL BEAUTY THAT DEFINE PIERRE JEANNERET’S LEGACY.

KEYWORDS: PIERRE JEANNERET CHAIR, X-LEG LOUNGE CHAIR, CROSS EASY CHAIR, CHANDIGARH FURNITURE, MID-CENTURY MODERN, ORIGINAL JEANNERET, TEAK AND CANE CHAIR, LE CORBUSIER FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLE DESIGN, VINTAGE MODERN FURNITURE.

DIMENSIONS
W 53 x D 69 x H 70 cm

MATERIALS
SOLID TEAK FRAME, CANING

PROVENANCE
HIGH COURT SECRETARIAT (ORIGINAL MARKINGS)