Changer Table Attributed To Pierre IV Migeon

Table changer in rosewood veneer resting on four high arched legs with cut sides ending in recessed shoes. The sleepers are concave and scalloped shapes. The upper part consists of a tray decorated with a trellis marquetry and diamond point adorned with a gilded and chiseled bronze button. The top opens in two parts revealing a leather concealing two leaves themselves concealing two walnut racks, one of which forms an inkwell. The top is decorated with a gilt bronze system lock. Two polished steel hinges forming zippers allow the said trays to be opened. Attributed to Pierre IV Migeon Regency Period Usual restorations, posterior leather H. 69 x W. 72.5 x D. 26 (closed) - 52 (open) cm Pierre IV Migeon (1696-1758) is a well-known cabinetmaker from his contemporaries and still famous today. Its characteristic production allows it to be attributed this charming little changer table. He made many pieces of furniture veneered with amaranth and rosewood. He has a notable preference for measured shapes and curves and monochrome veneers. Indeed, its production is marked by sobriety which in no way excludes the decorative research of the craftsman: he is thus based on the qualities of wood to play with his patterns by arranging them in different ways. Likewise, the bronzes are almost absent or very discreet. His clientele consists mainly of wealthy prominent men and women such as the Regent's son, the Duke of Orleans. In addition, from the 1740s, the Garde Meuble de la Couronne commissioned a certain number of works from him and the Marquise de Pompadour granted him protection.