A veneered chest of drawers with a stepped front, featuring...
A veneered chest of drawers with a stepped front, featuring two drawers with oak-stained fronts and recessed crossbars. The front features a central panel adorned with musical motifs and two side panels decorated with openwork cubes. These are surrounded by composite moldings featuring Greek fret patterns. The sides are inlaid in a similar manner. The upright posts, which are rounded at the front, are embellished with simulated fluting. They rest on curved, tapered legs. Chiseled and gilded bronze hardware: lock plate, pull rings, apron, drop plates, and lion-pawed feet. Top made of grooved Aleppo breccia marble. Stamped: J.B. FROMAGEAU. Jean Baptiste Fromageau (c. 1720–?). Recognized as a master craftsman in 1755; guild hallmark JME (on the upper left crossbar).
Paris. Louis XV–Louis XVI transitional period. Circa 1770
Dimensions: H_86.5 cm W_130 cm D_63 cm
Minor imperfections and chips. Restored marble
Related work:
Christie’s London auction. September 8–22, 2022. Lot 65
Schuler auction. Zurich. June 24, 2022. Lot 3832
Expert: Stéphane PEPE
Expert: Stéphane PEPE
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A veneered chest of drawers with a stepped front, featuring two drawers with oak-stained fronts and recessed crossbars. The front features a central panel adorned with musical motifs and two side panels decorated with openwork cubes. These are surrounded by composite moldings featuring Greek fret patterns. The sides are inlaid in a similar manner. The upright posts, which are rounded at the front, are embellished with simulated fluting. They rest on curved, tapered legs. Chiseled and gilded bronze hardware: lock plate, pull rings, apron, drop plates, and lion-pawed feet. Top made of grooved Aleppo breccia marble. Stamped: J.B. FROMAGEAU. Jean Baptiste Fromageau (c. 1720–?). Recognized as a master craftsman in 1755; guild hallmark JME (on the upper left crossbar).
Paris. Louis XV–Louis XVI transitional period. Circa 1770
Dimensions: H_86.5 cm W_130 cm D_63 cm
Minor imperfections and chips. Restored marble
Related work:
Christie’s London auction. September 8–22, 2022. Lot 65
Schuler auction. Zurich. June 24, 2022. Lot 3832
Expert: Stéphane PEPE
Expert: Stéphane PEPE
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
