11 heritage items belonging to Chandigarh were auctioned in Luxemburg on January 10.
11 lots out of 14 heritage items designed by city’s designer Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret were sold during the auction for a sum of `1,03,37,000 (1.03 cr) . The highest price was fetched by a Teak Sofa for a sum of `20.58 lakh (23000 Euros).
The reserve price of heritage items was worth `1.75 crore. Ajay Jagga, member, Chandigarh Heritage Protection Cell said that the auction has happened, despite the fact that there is complete prohibition of export of these heritage items from India and then how these items were smuggled out of India, is a big question.
