Lot 13
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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood and bois de bout marquetry bureau plat by Pierre IV Migeon circa 1745, stamped Migeon

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • kingwood, bronze, oak
  • height 28 3/4 in.; width 44 1/2 in.; depth 23 1/4 in.
  • 73 cm; 113 cm; 59 cm

Provenance

Collection of the Rt. Hon. the Dowager Lady Foley; Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1961; The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973

Exhibited

The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection: A Selective Presentation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1975.

Literature

Yvonne Hackenbroch and James Parker, The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection: A Selective Presentation, New York, 1975, cat. no. 8.

Condition

With scattered age and construction cracks, abrasions and nicks. Veneer with some lifting, cracks and small loss to one short side. Some old restorations to veneer and marquetry. Side drawers remounted. Ormolu with minor rubbing. Leather writing surface later.
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Catalogue Note

Pierre IV Migeon, who was formerly called Pierre II Migeon prior to recent research, was born into a family dynasty of Parisian ébénistes on August 13, 1696. When Pierre IV Migeon came into his own as an ébéniste, his workshop became one of the most popular within eighteenth century Parisian society. His record book survives showing that he was patronized by high-ranking government officials, foreign princes, French aristocracy, and visiting ambassadors. He was also a marchand as well as a cabinet-maker and was extremely influential on the taste of his clients.

Migeon IV focused on bois de bout marquetry, as seen on the present bureau plat, during the last third of his career and he particularly appreciated the contrast of color when different woods were juxtaposed.