SECRETARY IN CORNER, STAMPED MIGEON, FOR PIERRE MIGEON (1696-1758), LOUIS XV PERIOD in crossbow, veneered with violet wood inlaid in leaves and decorated with frames of reserves centered on a rhomboid medallion. It opens with a flap revealing a locker, nine drawers and two leaves. Curved mounts, protruding base, cambered legs, Rance marble top. (Some repairs to the veneer) A Louis XV period secretary in corner by Pierre Migeon, stamped 103,50 x 93 x 58,50 CM - 40,7 x 36,6 x 23 IN. - - Pierre Migeon IV was received as master around 1725. Coming from a great family of cabinetmakers, he was trained in the factory of his father or his father-in-law. He opened his own factory on the rue de Charenton where he received several orders from wealthy clients such as the Duke of Orleans, the Marshal of Noailles, but also several bishops and ambassadors. He also received orders from the Garde-Meuble du Roi. His furniture has discreet bronzes, lines with little curves and veneers with geometric designs of dark wood as here with the butterfly wings which are a specialty of the cabinetmaker. Despite a date of mastery that is now approximate, the Journal Book kept by Pierre Migeon represents an important testimony to Parisian cabinetmaking and highlights the prosperity of his own workshop. As a cabinetmaker but also as a dealer, he worked with many talented cabinetmakers such as Mathieu Criaerd or Chartes Topino. His creations are exhibited in various French museums such as the Louvre or the Carnavalet Museum, but also in British museums such as the Wallace Collection or the Victoria & Albert Museum. To be compared with the same model p. 571, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Pierre Kjellberg, 1989