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Louis XV, signed MIGEON (Pierre Migeon, maître 1739), Paris ca. 1745/50.

Purpleheart and rosewood in veneer, finely inlaid with bands, fillets and decorative frieze. Front with 2 sans-traverse drawers. Gilt bronze mounts and sabots. Shaped "Brêche Belge" marble top. Locks replaced. Supplements in the veneer.

144x65x91 cm.

Provenance:- from a private collection, Suisse romande.Ref.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 570-578 (biogr. information). J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1976; I, p. 315/316 (biogr. information).