Charming Little Sloped-top Desk With A Storage Compartment, Stamped "migeon"
Artist: Pierre Migeon
A charming little sloped-top writing desk in the Louis XV style, resting on four curved legs topped with gilded bronze finials.
This writing desk, featuring marquetry in satinwood and amaranth veneers and a poly-lobed shape, opens at the front to reveal four drawers in the lower section and a drop-down panel that reveals a compartment with four drawers.
This freestanding piece, with its open sides, is stamped “MIGEON.”
Original gilded bronze. Period brushed iron drawer pulls finished with gilded bronze ornaments; all five locks are period pieces, and fortunately, the original key has been preserved.
Length: 82.5 cm
Height: 83 cm
Depth: 44 cm
References: 18th-Century French Furniture by Pierre Kjellberg
Dictionary of 18th-Century Cabinetmakers and Carpenters.
Pages 570–578.
This writing desk, featuring marquetry in satinwood and amaranth veneers and a poly-lobed shape, opens at the front to reveal four drawers in the lower section and a drop-down panel that reveals a compartment with four drawers.
This freestanding piece, with its open sides, is stamped “MIGEON.”
Original gilded bronze. Period brushed iron drawer pulls finished with gilded bronze ornaments; all five locks are period pieces, and fortunately, the original key has been preserved.
Length: 82.5 cm
Height: 83 cm
Depth: 44 cm
References: 18th-Century French Furniture by Pierre Kjellberg
Dictionary of 18th-Century Cabinetmakers and Carpenters.
Pages 570–578.
12 500 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Good condition
Length: 82,5 cm
Height: 83 cm
Depth: 44 cm
Reference (ID): 1841273
Availability: In stock
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