Square Table, PJ-020102, circa 1960-61
Table in solid teak and black lacquered teak veneer
Thick square-shaped veneer top with straight sides resting on four wide tapered vertical legs and presented from the front.
Black lacquered Chandigarh furniture was intended as a prophylactic measure and easier cleaning.
It was therefore found in university cafeterias and restaurants, but also in medical centers and hospitals.
72 x 91 x 91 cm
Provenance: Panjab University, sector 14, cafeteria College of Polytechnic for men in Chandigarh (1961)
Table in solid teak and black lacquered teak veneer
Thick, square veneered top with straight sides resting on four wide, tapered vertical legs, presented face-on.
The black lacquered Chandigarh furniture was designed as a protective measure and for easier cleaning. It was therefore found in cafeterias and university restaurants, as well as medical and hospital centers.
28 3/8 x 35 7/8 x 35 7/8in.
Provenance: Panjab University, sector 14, cafeteria at the Polytechnic College for men (1961) in Chandigarh.
Reference
A similar example in the Swiss National Museum in Zürich
Bibliography
Jacques Dworczak, Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Catalog raisonné of furniture, Édition Assouline, New York, 2018, model reproduced on page 202.
A certificate of authenticity may be requested at the expense of the purchaser.
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