Pierre Jeanneret's Auction Record Jumps 18%
3 min read · 11 Jun 2026
Illuminated Library Table, Model No. PJ-TAT-10-B, designed for the Legislative Assembly and the Punjab University Library, Chandigarh, India. Image courtesy of Christie's
Pierre Jeanneret, Illuminated Library Table, Model No. PJ-TAT-10-B, designed for the Legislative Assembly and the Punjab University Library, Chandigarh, India (1963) sold for $355,600, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on June 10. The teak, glass, painted sheet and tube steel work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $54,600, a 18% rise.
Illuminated library table, from Chandigarh, India (1966). Sold for $301,000 in 2008. Image courtesy of Phillips de Pury & Company
The previous record was set by Illuminated library table, from Chandigarh, India (1966), which sold for $301,000 at Phillips de Pury & Company on June 12, 2008. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 10, 2026 | Illuminated Library Table, Model No. PJ-TAT-10-B, designed for the Legislative Assembly and the Punjab University Library, Chandigarh, India | $355,600 | 18 % | Christie's | New York |
June 12, 2008 | Illuminated library table, from Chandigarh, India | $301,000 | 286 % | Phillips de Pury & Company | New York |
May 24, 2007 | Rare table P.G.I. University Chandigarh India | $78,000 | - | Phillips de Pury | New York |
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