A FRENCH ORMOLU MOUNTED MAHOGANY MARQUETRIED LOUIS XV BUREAU PLAT

Description:

Paris, marked MIGEON, mid 18th century
75 x 160 x 80 cm
Mahogany, etc., partly engraved and fire shaded. Long, rectangular frame on curved legs, two front drawers, rich bronze mountings, gold tooled leather writing desk. Fine floral marquetry. One drawer stamped MIGEON and JME. Rest. replacements, damage due to age.
Collection Baron von Ellmendorff, Veynau Castle
The Migeons were a Protestant family of craftsmen in Paris whose father, son and grandson shared the same first name - Pierre. They were both ebenists and merchants and worked under the reign of Louis XV. The first, Pierre I, who died around 1740, did not sign his works, as the use of stamps only became obligatory from 1743. The second and best known, Pierre II, not only produced a large number of pieces of furniture himself, but also had numerous colleagues work for him, so that he is only responsible for some of the furniture bearing his stamp.
Lit. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIme siecle, p. 570ff.