Martin Carlin

Q: What is Martin Carlin known for?

Carlin created luxury furniture mounted with Sèvres porcelain plaques. His jewel cabinets and writing tables, combining fine woodwork with painted porcelain, are among the most refined objects of 18th-century French decorative art.

Q: Where can I see his furniture?

Works are at the Louvre, the Wallace Collection, Versailles, and the Frick Collection in New York.

French

Martin Carlin

French

Martin Carlin (c. 1730-1785) was a German-born French cabinetmaker who specialized in luxury furniture incorporating Sèvres porcelain plaques. Working in Paris, he created small-scale pieces: jewel cabinets, writing tables, and work tables mounted with painted porcelain panels that made his furniture unique.

Carlin's combination of fine woodwork, gilt bronze mounts, and Sèvres porcelain plaques created objects of extraordinary refinement. He worked for the leading Parisian marchands-merciers (luxury dealers), including Simon-Philippe Poirier and Dominique Daguerre.

Sculptures by Martin Carlin

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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin, 1776

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Museums with Martin Carlin's Work

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, USA

1 work on display

About Martin Carlin

Carlin created luxury furniture mounted with Sèvres porcelain plaques. His jewel cabinets and writing tables, combining fine woodwork with painted porcelain, are among the most refined objects of 18th-century French decorative art.

Works are at the Louvre, the Wallace Collection, Versailles, and the Frick Collection in New York.

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