Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux) by Michel-Gabriel Commelin|Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)

Dimensions

37 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (95.3 x 55.2 x 36.8cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French, Paris and Sèvres

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

Accession Number

58.75.41

Tags

Flowers

About the Artist

Michel-Gabriel Commelin|Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger (French|French) · 1740 |1746 9999 |1802

French, 1740–present|French, 1746–1802

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