A Louis XV Bureau de pente, stamped Migeon

"Pierre IV Migeon seems to have had a sort of predilection for sloping secretaries, in which his taste for movement could fully blossom (...) Without attributing the paternity to Pierre IV Migeon, we can affirm that he was one of the first to adopt it (before 1730), and that he contributed to improving it, always evolving towards greater simplicity and elegance. Most of Migeon's secretaries were made of walnut or amaranth veneer, followed in later years by rosewood or violet wood."
(p.94-103)

"Migeon is first and foremost a cabinetmaker of veneer (...) He multiplies the play of veneer, playing on monochrome decorative effects and the intrinsic beauty of the material". (p. 69)

Pierre IV Migeon (1696-1758)
The date of his master's degree remains hypothetical, as the registers kept at the Archives Nationale have disappeared for the first third of the 18th century. It is probable that he acquired it around 1721. He was both a cabinetmaker and a dealer (his collaborators included such highly reputed cabinetmakers as Mathieu Criaerd, Dautriche, Delaitre Jacques Dubois, Topino...). His workshop enjoyed great prosperity, and the works that came out of it all reveal a very sure taste. He quickly acquired a high reputation. 
As early as 1740, he received commissions from the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne and the Menus-Plaisirs. He enjoyed the protection of Madame de Pompadour and counted among his clients great connoisseurs both in France and abroad.

Bibliography:
"Pierre IV Migeon", S. Mouquin. Les cahiers du Mobilier. p.13, 69, 94-103 
"Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle". P. Kjellberg. Ed. de l'amateur.p.570-578 fig.C
"Les ébénistes français de Louis XIV à la Révolution", A. Pradère. Ed. Chêne p. 167 fig. 145