X-LEG SOFA, PJ-SI-48-B

A RARE “X-LEG” SOFA (MODEL PJ-SI-48-B) DESIGNED BY PIERRE JEANNERET FOR THE CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIC BUILDINGS, CIRCA 1960.

CONSTRUCTED IN SOLID TEAK WITH JEANNERET’S SIGNATURE X-SHAPED SIDE SUPPORTS JOINED BY A STRETCHER, THE PIECE BALANCES ARCHITECTURAL PRESENCE WITH HUMAN SCALE. THE OPEN FRAME, SLIGHTLY TILTED BACKREST, AND COMFORTABLE SEAT EMBODY JEANNERET’S SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALITY, PROPORTION, AND MATERIAL HONESTY.

ORIGINALLY UPHOLSTERED IN HIDE, THE SOFA WILL BE LIGHTLY RESTORED TO PRESERVE ITS PATINA AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, AND RE-UPHOLSTERED IN NATURAL HIDE OR AN ALTERNATIVE FABRIC OF THE BUYER’S CHOOSING.

PROVENANCE
STAMPED P.G.I / ORTHO. D. / CH-13, DENOTING ORIGINAL USE IN THE POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (PGI) IN CHANDIGARH, SPECIFICALLY THE ORTHOPAEDICS DEPARTMENT. SUCH INSTITUTIONAL MARKINGS ARE KEY PROVENANCE INDICATORS WITHIN THE CHANDIGARH FURNITURE CORPUS, DIRECTLY LINKING THE PIECE TO JEANNERET’S CIVIC COMMISSIONS.

CONDITION
ALL WOODEN PARTS ARE AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL. RESTORATION WILL BE MINIMAL—LIMITED TO LIGHT CLEANING, STRUCTURAL STABILISATION, AND FRESH UPHOLSTERY, SO AS TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL PATINA, WEAR, AND SURFACE OXIDATION THAT TESTIFY TO ITS AGE AND AUTHENTICITY. FOR UPHOLSTERY QUERIES OR REQUESTS, PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES.

MATERIALS
SOLID TEAK, HIDE (OR FABRIC OF CHOICE)

DIMENSIONS
HEIGHT: 82 CM / 32.3 IN
WIDTH: 168 CM / 66.1 IN
DEPTH: 83 CM / 32.7 IN

MODEL NO.
PJ-SI-48-A/B

ORIGIN

CHANDIGARH, INDIA, CIRCA 1960