A Very Rare and Important Teak Wood Boomerang Table Pierre JEANNERET (1896-1967) [Model: PJ-TAT-14-A] Very rare conference table, known as "Boomerang table". Thick, square solid teak wood top with straight sides resting on four wide, tapered vertical solid teak legs, presented face-on. The legs are the characteristic element of this table. They have the shape of two crossing bows. In his later work Le Corbusier loved to integrated elements of his philosophy into the shape. There were symbolic elements he started to added, giving his items a much deeper meaning. Le Corbusier has left long time ago the path of pragmatic and functional thinking and was more focusing on the mystical and spiritualistic aspects. So India with its strong spiritual connection was the perfect spot to express his ideas of an eternal truth. (Restorations and refinished) Dimensions DIMENSIONSHeight: 29.5 in / 75 cm.Length: 109 in / 277 cm.Depth: 46 in / 117 cm. (+/-) Artist or Maker Pierre JEANNERET Date Circa 1963 Condition Report Condition: Very Good (Please refer to department for Condition report) Exhibited FOOTNOTE The ‘V’ motif was often used in the works of LE CORBUSIER, in furniture as well as the load-bearing structures of the buildings in Chandigarh. Only a few examples of this table were made, some of varying sizes. Literature LITERATURE - Jacques Dworczak, “Catalogue raisonné du mobilier Jeanneret Chandigarh”, Assouline 2019, pages 212, 213, under reference number PJ-020113. - Galerie Patrick Seguin, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, 1951-66”, 2014, pages 230, 286. - Eric Touchaleaume, Gerald Moreau, “Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian Adventure, Design-Art-Architecture”, Paris, 2010, pages 246-247, 582, under reference number PJ-TAT-14-A. Provenance PROVENANCE - Assembly in Chandigarh, sector 1 - Acquired by a public Government Sale in Chandigarh - Private collection Notes FOR SIMILAR MODEL SEE SALE - Christies in New York, “Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume”, similar model, sale on 5 June 2007, Lot 251. - Catalogue Artcurial in Paris, similar model, sale on 15 April 2008, lot no. 46 - Catalogue Wright Auction, similar model, sale on 10 June 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, lot no. 168. Other reference numbers for this model are: [CH020113] [PJ-020113].