A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD ETAGERE
Lot 3

A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD ETAGERE

BY PIERRE MIGEON, CIRCA 1735

Closed10 September 2009

Price Realised

GBP 21,250

More Information

How to sell

A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD ETAGERE
BY PIERRE MIGEON, CIRCA 1735
The mottled grey marble top above seven open tiers with pierced sides, on cabriole feet, stamped 'MIGEON JME', possibly originally with cartonnier drawers
47 in. (119.5 cm.) high; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Pierre IV Migeon, maître circa 1724.

This étagère is typical of the work of the ébéniste Pierre IV Migeon (1696 - 1758), or his son Pierre V (1733 - 1775). Father and son employed two different stamps which they appear to have used interchangeably (S. Mouquin, Pierre IV Migeon 1696 - 1758, Paris, 2001, p. 67). Pierre IV was the grandson of the founder of the family dynasty of ébénistes, Pierre I (active circa 1637), and son of the ébéniste Pierre III Migeon (1665 - circa 1717). Pierre Migeon IV produced pieces for an illustrious noble clientele, which led to large commissions by the Court and and Madame de Pompadour. He was known for employing simple veneers in a manner which made use of the natural beauty and grain of the material and for pieces with undulating outlines.