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Stand
Candlestick and workbox (table à ouvrage en guéridon)
Martin Carlin · 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)
Accession
1979.172.1
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1979
Culture
French
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