# Combined work, writing and reading table

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CARLIN, Martin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carlin-martin-r466e1d2d434716>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Veneered on oak with tulipwood, with gilt-bronze mounts, height 79 cm

## Commentary

The table is set with Sèvres porcelain plaques which are dated 1783. The intricate mechanism allows the top to be raised for reading; two candle stands pull out at the sides, and there are two drawers concealed behind the drop front.

## Related artworks

- [Combination table](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carlin-martin-r466e1d2d434716/combination-table-r3412fcabab92dc>)
- [Commode with Five Porcelain Plaques](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carlin-martin-r466e1d2d434716/commode-with-five-porcelain-plaques-r00aa4ab398b09f>)
- [Small writing desk \(bonheur-du-jour\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carlin-martin-r466e1d2d434716/small-writing-desk-bonheur-du-jour-rd3a4ac51601dcd>)
- [Writing Table \(bureau plat\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carlin-martin-r466e1d2d434716/writing-table-bureau-plat-r5187820ac98b99>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)