A Louis XV bureau de pente

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18th century

A Louis XV bureau de pente

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Furniture du 18th century

A Louis XV bureau de pente

DIMENSIONS : l. 31.89 .inH. 36.22 .inP. 16.93 .in

MATERIAUX : Rosewood venneered

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In rosewood veneered on all sides with diamond motifs, opening with a flap with sinuous lines, sheathed in burgundy morocco on the reverse.

 It reveals an interior with six curved drawers, five compartments and a sliding panel revealing a secret compartment locked by a push-button system behind the bottom left-hand drawer.

Four drawers in the lower section, one of which contains a chest.

It stands on four curved legs.

Rocaille escutcheons and foliate sabots.

“Pierre IV Migeon seems to have had a sort of predilection for sloping secretaries, in which his taste for movement could fully flourish (...) Without attributing the paternity to Pierre IV Migeon, we can affirm that he was one of the first to adopt it (before 1730), and that he contributed to improving it, always evolving towards greater simplicity and elegance. Most of Migeon's secretaries were made of walnut or amaranth veneer, followed in later years by rosewood or violet wood.”(p.94-103)

“Migeon is first and foremost the cabinetmaker of veneer (...) He multiplies the play of veneer, playing on monochrome decorative effects and the intrinsic beauty of the material”. (p. 69)

Pierre IV Migeon (1696-1758)

The date of his master's degree remains hypothetical, as the registers kept at the Archives Nationale have disappeared for the first third of the 18th century. It is probable that he acquired it around 1721. He was both a cabinetmaker and a dealer (his collaborators included such highly reputed cabinetmakers as Mathieu Criaerd, Dautriche, Delaitre Jacques Dubois, Topino...). His workshop enjoyed great prosperity, and the works that came out of it all reveal a very sure taste. He quickly acquired a high reputation.

As early as 1740, he received commissions from the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne and the Menus-Plaisirs. He enjoyed the protection of Madame de Pompadour, and counted among his clients a number of great connoisseurs both in France and abroad.

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