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Lot Essay
Matthäus Funk (1697-1783) was one of the most celebrated Swiss cabinet-makers. With his two brothers, Johann Friedrich, a carver and sculptor and Daniel Beat Ludwig, a watchmaker, he established an atelier which soon became a large and successful workshop in Bern. It is assumed that together they manufactured entire interiors. The present lot is characteristic of Funk's long standing and most popular commode model.
Comparable models can be found in the comprehensive literature by H. von Fischer, FONCK A BERNE, Möbel und Ausstattungen der Kunsthandwerkfamilie Funk im 18 Jahrhundert in Bern, 2001, pp. 102-103, nos. 170,172,173,174. A comparable example was sold at Christie’s London, Noble & Private Collections Part I , 26 April 2016, lot 134 (GBP 19,000) and another pair sold Christie's, London, Au Bord de la Mer & A Swiss Villa, 17 April 2013, lot 320 (GBP 61,875, including buyer's premium).
Comparable models can be found in the comprehensive literature by H. von Fischer, FONCK A BERNE, Möbel und Ausstattungen der Kunsthandwerkfamilie Funk im 18 Jahrhundert in Bern, 2001, pp. 102-103, nos. 170,172,173,174. A comparable example was sold at Christie’s London, Noble & Private Collections Part I , 26 April 2016, lot 134 (GBP 19,000) and another pair sold Christie's, London, Au Bord de la Mer & A Swiss Villa, 17 April 2013, lot 320 (GBP 61,875, including buyer's premium).
