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

More Artwork

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

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)
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Manufactory Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1775

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk, French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory
Decorator Central plaque decorated by Edme François Bouillat père
ca. 1776

Costume Armor in the Classical Style, Hallé French, Helmet: linen, papier-mâché, bole, gold leaf, graphite; tunic: silk, cotton, metal coils and spangles, metallic yarn, French, Paris — Costume Armor in the Classical Style
Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé
ca. 1788–90

Secretary, Martin Carlin and French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, and other marquetry wood; brass; green-colored metal; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top. Soft paste porcelain plaques from the Sèvres Manufactory. — Secretary
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Sèvres Manufactory
various French
ca. 1781–85

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