Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon)
Object type: Candlestick and workbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Martin Carlin
Artist bio: French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730–1785 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1785
Medium: Oak, veneered with tulipwood, boxwood, and ebony; gilt-bronze; blue velvet
Dimensions: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); Diameter: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1979
Accession year: 1979