STAMPED P. MIGEON AND C. REVAULT, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED SATINE, TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
STAMPED P. MIGEON AND C. REVAULT, MID-18TH CENTURY
With serpentine breche d'alep marble top above two drawers on cabriole legs, stamped MIGEON to back right corner, stamped REVAULT to front left corner, the mounts with variations to chasing, but apparently 18th century and re-gilt
34 ½ in. (87.6 cm.) high, 55 ¼ in. (140.3 cm.) wide, 26 ¾ in. (67.9 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Pierre II Migeon, maître around 1738.
Claude Revault, maître in 1755.

As the distinctive marquetry is typical of Migeon's oeuvre, the stamp of Revault is possibly in the capacity of a restorer.

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