A sold pair of Pierre Jeanneret fireside chairs associated with Chandigarh’s furniture program. The recorded dimensions per chair are 23 inches wide, 30 inches deep and 28.5 inches high, with a 17-inch seat height. Their low lounge profile and exposed supporting frame give the type its direct structural character. The fawn mohair named in the archive is a later upholstered finish over vintage frames; it should be identified from the actual photographs. This pair differs in size and covering from the sold brown pair and the archived ecru hair-on-hide pair. No painted institutional inscription is transcribed for these chairs. The pair remains a distinct historical object record, with any later example requiring its own measurements, upholstery, photographs and provenance.
Jeanneret’s low fireside seating gives everyday lounge furniture a distinctly structural character. A reclining profile, generous seat and visible timber members establish the design, while each photographed frame has its own condition and history. Later textiles can alter color and texture dramatically without changing the identity of the underlying vintage structure. Dimensions and any surviving inventory paint should be tied to the individual chair or pair.
