Lot Essay
Pierre II Migeon, marchand ébéniste, flourished 1701-58
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY COIFFEUSE-BUREAU
BY PIERRE II MIGEON
Crossbanded overall and inlaid with parquetry cartouches, the waved moulded rectangular quarter-veneered hinged top inlaid with a central C-scroll framed cartouche and enclosing a bois satiné-lined interior, fitted as a coiffeuse and enclosing a central hinged sliding-mirror flanked by two compartments, the waved frieze inlaid with a simulated drawer, above a black leather-lined writing-slide and bombé-shaped apron with further cartouche, the bombé sides each fitted with a drawer, one divided for pens and with two inkwells, above a further door, locked, on cabriole legs with foliate C-scroll sabots and castors, restorations, stamped MIGEON and JME
23½in. (60cm.) wide; 30¾in. (78.5cm.) high; 16¼in. (41cm.) deep
BY PIERRE II MIGEON
Crossbanded overall and inlaid with parquetry cartouches, the waved moulded rectangular quarter-veneered hinged top inlaid with a central C-scroll framed cartouche and enclosing a bois satiné-lined interior, fitted as a coiffeuse and enclosing a central hinged sliding-mirror flanked by two compartments, the waved frieze inlaid with a simulated drawer, above a black leather-lined writing-slide and bombé-shaped apron with further cartouche, the bombé sides each fitted with a drawer, one divided for pens and with two inkwells, above a further door, locked, on cabriole legs with foliate C-scroll sabots and castors, restorations, stamped MIGEON and JME
23½in. (60cm.) wide; 30¾in. (78.5cm.) high; 16¼in. (41cm.) deep