Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)

Coffer attributed to Martin Carlin French

Manufactory Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory French

Decorator Plaque decoration attributed to Michel-Gabriel Commelin French

ca. 1775

Not on view

Nine nearly identical coffers on stands are known (three in the Museum's collection) that are either stamped or attributed to Marin Carlin. Working in Paris, this successful German cabinet maker specialized in making small and elegant pieces for a fashionable and distinguished clientele. Between 1765 and 1778, Carlin made some eighty pieces of porcelain-mounted furniture.

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Title: Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Maker: Coffer attributed to Martin Carlin (French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris)
Manufactory: Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
Decorator: Plaque decoration attributed to Michel-Gabriel Commelin (French, 1746–1802)
Date: ca. 1775
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres
Medium: Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)
Dimensions: 37 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (95.3 × 55.2 × 36.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Object Number: 58.75.42
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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By Martin Carlin

By Michel-Gabriel Commelin

By Sèvres Manufactory

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Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, velvet (not original), French, Sèvres — Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Martin Carlin
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1775

Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1770

Bookcase, Martin Carlin French, Tulipwood and satiné on oak; glass, and gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Bookcase
Martin Carlin
ca. 1785

Cabinet, Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, marble, mirror glass, silk, French, Paris and Sèvres — Cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–80

Writing and dressing table, Martin Carlin French, Sycamore, mahogany, boxwood, and ebony on oak; gilt bronze; brass; marble; leather, steel, French, Paris — Writing and dressing table
Martin Carlin
ca. 1785

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