Heritage chair sold for Rs 4.57L in US

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Chandigarh, February 26

In yet another auction of heritage furniture from the city, an armchair was sold for Rs4.57 lakh at an auction in the USA yesterday. Ajay Jagga, member, Heritage Protection Cell, Chandigarh, said the armchair originally belonged to UT administrative buildings. Five heritage items — a pair of stools, a pair of chairs, an easy chair, a desk and a dining table — designed by Pierre Jeanneret, would be put up for auction in Paris on February 27, he said, adding that the artifacts could fetch nearly Rs33 lakh at the auction in Paris. Similarly, a cabinet from the High Court has been listed for auction at Chippendale in Australia on March 2. “The cabinet with three doors and two drawers and open shelving to the reverse is likely to be auctioned for nearly Rs4.57 lakh to Rs6.85 lakh,” Jagga said. — TNS

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