Two chairs associated with Chandigarh\u2019s architectural heritage have been listed for auction in Luxembourg, prompting an appeal for Indian authorities to intervene and seek their return, according to Punjab E News.<\/p>\n
The report identifies the pieces as teakwood chairs designed by architect Pierre Jeanneret and believed to date from around 1955. Lux-Auction has listed the pair as Lot No. 88, with an estimated price of \u20ac8,000 to \u20ac10,000.<\/p>\n
According to the report\u2019s account of the auction catalogue, the chairs were previously used in administrative buildings in Chandigarh before entering a private collection in 2007. That account does not itself establish the circumstances in which ownership changed.<\/p>\n
Ajay Pal Jagga, identified as a member of the UT Administrator\u2019s Advisory Council, has asked the Punjab government to take up the matter. In a representation to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and senior officials in India\u2019s external affairs and culture ministries, he sought an FIR, a police investigation and diplomatic efforts to recover the furniture.<\/p>\n
Jagga also drew attention to the Punjabi marking \u201c\u0a15\u0a3f: \u0a2d: 6\u201d painted on the chairs. He suggested that it could indicate a connection to Kisan Bhawan in Chandigarh, although the report says their origin and ownership history require official verification.<\/p>\n
The immediate issue is therefore both the proposed sale and the unresolved provenance of the pieces. The report describes a request for intervention; it does not establish that authorities have halted the auction or confirmed a claim to ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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