Jean-Baptiste Fromageau Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jean-Baptiste Fromageau Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 21, 2022
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the eighteenth century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Gray marble top of Sainte Anne. Stamped on the two corners.
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the 18th century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Grey Sainte Anne marble top. Stamped on the two corners (under the envelope). Measurements: 88 x 126 x 63 cm. French Louis XV tumbeau commode made by the popular cabinetmaker Jean Baptiste Fromageau, active in Paris between 1755 and 1777. This piece of furniture dates from the last quarter of the 18th century and is almost entirely rococo, although the geometric veneering, appropriate to the structure, indicates a move towards the neoclassical language. The structure, with its bulging elevation, undulating profiles and sinuously cut chamfered corners, is still clearly rococo, as are the applied bronzes. These are mainly soft vegetal forms, clearly rococo, which even maintain the asymmetry typical of the first stage of this language, as can be seen in the front skirt or in the keyhole escutcheons. However, the tendency towards symmetry that marks the advance towards neoclassicism can already be seen in the handles, still worked with the naturalism of rococo, and the bronzes of the corners. The piece is made of bois de violette, an exotic wood used for veneering and marquetry, which was very popular in the 18th century. This wood, which belongs to the rosewood family, is mottled with purple and white highlights. It is a chest of drawers with three drawers, with two drawers in the lower ones and two in the upper one, although the decoration simulates the same structure as in the lower two drawers. Thus, we can see a false coat-of-arms in the centre, given that the real ones are the ones behind the handles of the two drawers. This symmetry, together with the geometric compartmentalisation, are clearly neoclassical elements. The son of a master carpenter, Jean Baptiste Fromageau set up his workshop in the rue Traversière before moving to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he made his workshop one of the most important in Paris. His abundant production was very varied, and he specialised in luxury cabinetmaking and simple carpentry. He ceased his activity in 1777. He then retired for a time to Versailles before returning to Paris where, in 1781, he directed the Hôtel de Russie. Today Fromageau's works can be found in international museums, such as the Museum für Kunsthandwerk in Frankfurt.
Setdart Auction House
May. 18, 2022
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the eighteenth century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Gray marble top of Sainte Anne. Stamped on the two corners.
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the 18th century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Grey Sainte Anne marble top. Stamped on the two corners (under the envelope). Measurements: 88 x 126 x 63 cm. French Louis XV tumbeau commode made by the popular cabinetmaker Jean Baptiste Fromageau, active in Paris between 1755 and 1777. This piece of furniture dates from the last quarter of the 18th century and is almost entirely rococo, although the geometric veneering, appropriate to the structure, indicates a move towards the neoclassical language. The structure, with its bulging elevation, undulating profiles and sinuously cut chamfered corners, is still clearly rococo, as are the applied bronzes. These are mainly soft vegetal forms, clearly rococo, which even maintain the asymmetry typical of the first stage of this language, as can be seen in the front skirt or in the keyhole escutcheons. However, the tendency towards symmetry that marks the advance towards neoclassicism can already be seen in the handles, still worked with the naturalism of rococo, and the bronzes of the corners. The piece is made of bois de violette, an exotic wood used for veneering and marquetry, which was very popular in the 18th century. This wood, which belongs to the rosewood family, is mottled with purple and white highlights. It is a chest of drawers with three drawers, with two drawers in the lower ones and two in the upper one, although the decoration simulates the same structure as in the lower two drawers. Thus, we can see a false coat-of-arms in the centre, given that the real ones are the ones behind the handles of the two drawers. This symmetry, together with the geometric compartmentalisation, are clearly neoclassical elements. The son of a master carpenter, Jean Baptiste Fromageau set up his workshop in the rue Traversière before moving to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he made his workshop one of the most important in Paris. His abundant production was very varied, and he specialised in luxury cabinetmaking and simple carpentry. He ceased his activity in 1777. He then retired for a time to Versailles before returning to Paris where, in 1781, he directed the Hôtel de Russie. Today Fromageau's works can be found in international museums, such as the Museum für Kunsthandwerk in Frankfurt.
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 28, 2022
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the eighteenth century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Gray marble top of Sainte Anne. Stamped on the two corners.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the 18th century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Grey Sainte Anne marble top. Stamped on the two corners (under the envelope). Measurements: 88 x 126 x 63 cm. French Louis XV tumbeau commode made by the popular cabinetmaker Jean Baptiste Fromageau, active in Paris between 1755 and 1777. This piece of furniture dates from the last quarter of the 18th century and is almost entirely rococo, although the geometric veneering, appropriate to the structure, indicates a move towards the neoclassical language. The structure, with its bulging elevation, undulating profiles and sinuously cut chamfered corners, is still clearly rococo, as are the applied bronzes. These are mainly soft vegetal forms, clearly rococo, which even maintain the asymmetry typical of the first stage of this language, as can be seen in the front skirt or in the keyhole escutcheons. However, the tendency towards symmetry that marks the advance towards neoclassicism can already be seen in the handles, still worked with the naturalism of rococo, and the bronzes of the corners. The piece is made of bois de violette, an exotic wood used for veneering and marquetry, which was very popular in the 18th century. This wood, which belongs to the rosewood family, is mottled with purple and white highlights. It is a chest of drawers with three drawers, with two drawers in the lower ones and two in the upper one, although the decoration simulates the same structure as in the lower two drawers. Thus, we can see a false coat-of-arms in the centre, given that the real ones are the ones behind the handles of the two drawers. This symmetry, together with the geometric compartmentalisation, are clearly neoclassical elements. The son of a master carpenter, Jean Baptiste Fromageau set up his workshop in the rue Traversière before moving to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he made his workshop one of the most important in Paris. His abundant production was very varied, and he specialised in luxury cabinetmaking and simple carpentry. He ceased his activity in 1777. He then retired for a time to Versailles before returning to Paris where, in 1781, he directed the Hôtel de Russie. Today Fromageau's works can be found in international museums, such as the Museum für Kunsthandwerk in Frankfurt.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 17, 2022
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the eighteenth century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Gray marble top of Sainte Anne. Stamped on the two corners.
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793). Louis XV commode, third quarter of the 18th century. Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Grey Sainte Anne marble top. Stamped on the two corners (under the envelope). Measurements: 88 x 126 x 63 cm. French Louis XV tumbeau commode made by the popular cabinetmaker Jean Baptiste Fromageau, active in Paris between 1755 and 1777. This piece of furniture dates from the last quarter of the 18th century and is almost entirely rococo, although the geometric veneering, appropriate to the structure, indicates a move towards the neoclassical language. The structure, with its bulging elevation, undulating profiles and sinuously cut chamfered corners, is still clearly rococo, as are the applied bronzes. These are mainly soft vegetal forms, clearly rococo, which even maintain the asymmetry typical of the first stage of this language, as can be seen in the front skirt or in the keyhole escutcheons. However, the tendency towards symmetry that marks the advance towards neoclassicism can already be seen in the handles, still worked with the naturalism of rococo, and the bronzes of the corners. The piece is made of bois de violette, an exotic wood used for veneering and marquetry, which was very popular in the 18th century. This wood, which belongs to the rosewood family, is mottled with purple and white highlights. It is a chest of drawers with three drawers, with two drawers in the lower ones and two in the upper one, although the decoration simulates the same structure as in the lower two drawers. Thus, we can see a false coat-of-arms in the centre, given that the real ones are the ones behind the handles of the two drawers. This symmetry, together with the geometric compartmentalisation, are clearly neoclassical elements. The son of a master carpenter, Jean Baptiste Fromageau set up his workshop in the rue Traversière before moving to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he made his workshop one of the most important in Paris. His abundant production was very varied, and he specialised in luxury cabinetmaking and simple carpentry. He ceased his activity in 1777. He then retired for a time to Versailles before returning to Paris where, in 1781, he directed the Hôtel de Russie. Today Fromageau's works can be found in international museums, such as the Museum für Kunsthandwerk in Frankfurt.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 19, 2010
COIFFEUSE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XV
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
COIFFEUSE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XV ESTAMPILLE DE JEAN-BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU, VERS 1760 En placage d'amarante, marqueterie florale sur fond de bois de rose, le dessus à trois volets, le volet central garni d'un miroir, les volets latéraux dissimulant un coffre amovible et un secret, la ceinture ouvrant par un tiroir, reposant sur des pieds galbés, estampillée deux fois FROMAGEAU et une fois JME Hauteur: 75 cm. (29½ in.) ; Largeur: 90 cm. (35½ in.) ; Profondeur: 56 cm. (22.in.) Jean Baptiste Fromageau, reçu maître en 1755
Christie's
Mar. 31, 2009
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND ROSEWOOD BUREAU PLAT
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND ROSEWOOD BUREAU PLAT BY JEAN-BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY Banded and cross-banded overall, the rectangular serpentine shaped top with gilt-tooled green leather lined surface, above three frieze drawers and three simulated frieze drawers to the reverse, on cabriole legs terminating in foliate cast sabots, stamped J.G.B. FROMAGEAU and JME 76 cm. high x 164 cm. wide x 88 cm. deep
Christie's
Mar. 26, 2009
1 PAAR ÄHNLICHE, KLEINE BIBLIOTHEKSVITRINEN, Louis
Est: CHF12,000 - CHF20,000
1 PAAR ÄHNLICHE, KLEINE BIBLIOTHEKSVITRINEN, Louis XV, sign. F. BAYER (François Bayer, Meister 1764) und I.B. FROMAGEAU (Jean-Baptiste Fromageau, Meister 1755), Paris um 1765. Veilchenholz und Palisander gefriest sowie mit Reserven und Filets eingelegt. Prismierter Korpus auf wellig ausgeschnittener Zarge mit Winkelfüssen. Doppeltürige Front mit je 2 geschweift ausgeschnittenen, verglasten Panneaux. Bronzebeschläge und -applikationen. Profilierte 'Rouge Royal'-Platte. Eine mit Lageretikette 'Knee Brothers Clifton Bristol 5th December 1949'. Ergänzungen und Adaptationen. 102x42x142 cm. Provenienz: Aus einer amerikanischen Sammlung. Feines Paar von hoher Qualität. Das Vorfinden von zwei Signaturen kann als Hinweis auf die quellenmässig belegte Zusammenarbeit zwischen F. Bayer und I.B. Fromageau verstanden werden. Lit.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; S. 49 (biogr. Angaben zu Bayer) und S. 328f. (biogr. Angaben zu Fromageau). J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1976; I, S. 18 (biogr. Angaben zu Bayer) und S. 135 (biogr. Angaben zu Fromageau).
Koller Auctions
Dec. 16, 2008
COIFFEUSE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XV
Est: €6,000 - €9,000
COIFFEUSE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XV ESTAMPILLE DE JEAN-BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU, VERS 1760 En placage d'amarante, marqueterie florale sur fond de bois de rose, le dessus à trois volets, le volet central garni d'un miroir, les volets latéraux dissimulant un coffre amovible et un secret, la ceinture ouvrant par un tiroir, reposant sur des pieds galbés, estampillée deux fois FROMAGEAU et une fois JME Hauteur: 75 cm. (29½ in.), Largeur: 90 cm. (35½ in.), Profondeur: 56 cm. (22.in.) Jean Baptiste Fromageau, reçu maître en 1755
Christie's
Oct. 03, 2008
A pair of Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood and amaranth low bookcases
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
one stamped F. BAYER, (François Bayer Maître in 1768), the other I.B-FROMAGEAV, (Jean-Baptiste Fromageau Maître in 1755); each with a rouge de Rance marble top above two doors each fitted with two glazed panels framed with ormolu foliate borders above a serpentine apron on bracket freet, mounted with chutes and sabots . Adapted and reveneered.
Sotheby's