Chandigarh, March 26
As many as nine heritage items designed by French architect Pierre Jeanneret were auctioned at Paris in France for Rs2.43 crore on February 16.
A set of eight ‘office chairs’ fetched the highest bidding amount of Rs65.38 lakh.
A sewing stool and easy armchair, both reportedly belonging to the PGI, were auctioned for Rs16.34 lakh and Rs17.43 lakh, respectively. Other items include a judge lunch table fetched Rs9.80 lakh, an advocate armchair Rs27.24 lakh, a coffee table Rs8.71 lakh and a library table Rs38.13 lakh.
Requesting for protection of heritage articles, advocate Ajay Jagga, member, UT Heritage Protection Committee, in a letter to Anil Kumar Bhatia, Under Secretary, Committee Section (Petitions), Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi, stated that two of the nine items had inventory number and belonged to the PGI.
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