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Modern + Contemporary: Art & Design

Sat, May 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-05-09 11:00:00 2026-05-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Circle Auction Circle Auction : Modern + Contemporary: Art & Design https://bid.circle-auction.com/auctions/circle-auction/modern-contemporary-art-design-21279
Circle Auction is pleased to present Modern + Contemporary: Art & Design, curated selections for your modern home. Highlighting the sale are paintings by Henri Maik, Robert Sudlow, Peter Max, Wilbur Niewald, Archie Scott Gobber, Antonio Diego Voci, and Ed Navone; contemporary realist works by Jacob Collins, Richard Maury, Jacob Pfeiffer, and Richard Thomas Davis. Pottery and prints by Robert Rauschenberg, Jacques Hnizdovsky, and Victor Babu; and modern designs by Charles & Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Florence Knoll, Eero Saarinen, and Cedric Hartman.
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Lot 3

Le Corbusier, Jeanneret & Perriand Pair of LC1 Chairs (ca. 1970)

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Starting Bid
$750

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$75,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Pierre Jeanneret

Pair of Basculant chairs (LC1), Cassina (Italy)

Produced circa 1970

Calfskin, leather, chrome-plated steel

Each 24 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 26"

 

Each frame is engraved "Le Corbusier LC 1" alongside serial numbers (6435 and 6515). Remnant sticker residue under the front base rail.

Condition

Each of the chairs has one repair to the reverse of the back, where the hide had previously torn around one grommet. Some overall wear to the hide seats and backs and leather arms as photographed. The chromed steel is in good condition, having only scattered small areas of mild oxidation.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 24.50 in
Width: 23.50 in
Depth: 26.00 in

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