Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1775 · Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, velvet (not original) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793) received a jewel coffer on stand by Martin Carlin in 1770, the year of her marriage to the future Louis XVI (1754–1793), which was probably the prototype of the eight other examples known. Madame Du Barry (1743–1793) ordered one the same year, and others were in the possession of Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé (1736–1818), and Marie Louise Josephine de Savoie, comtesse de Provence (1753–1810). One of the few coffers with blue borders belonged tot he Louise-Jeanne de Durfort de Duras, duchesse de Mazarin (1735–1781), which was sold after her death.
- Artist
- Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory
- Date
- ca. 1775
- Medium
- Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, velvet (not original)
- Culture
- French, Sèvres
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
