Live Auction 1555European Noble & Private Collections Including Fine Tapestries Part I
A PAIR OF SWISS LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CONSOLES
Lot 14

A PAIR OF SWISS LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CONSOLES

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN FRIEDRICH FUNK I, BERN, CIRCA 1760-1770

Closed30 September 2014

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A PAIR OF SWISS LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CONSOLES
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN FRIEDRICH FUNK I, BERN, CIRCA 1760-1770
Each serpentine-shaped marbre de Roche top over a pierced frieze carved with C-scrolls and fruiting foliage, on scrolled supports and a conforming stretcher, re-gilt
32 in. (81 cm.) high; 38 ½ in. (98 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep

By repute most probably acquired by Pierre-Philippe Cannac for Château d’Hauteville.

Specialist note

Matthäus Funk (1697-1783) was one of the most celebrated cabinet-makers from the German-speaking regions. In 1706 his family moved from Frankfurt to Bern, Switzerland. With his four brothers, Johann Friedrich (a carver and sculptor), Johann Peter (a gilder), Johann Lorenz (a locksmith), Sigmund Emanuel (a dealer) and his son Daniel Beat Ludwig (a watchmaker), he established an atelier which soon became large and successful in Bern. It is assumed that together they manufactured entire interiors. The floral cartouches and leaves adorning the legs featured on the present console tables are common stylistic aspects of the sculptor Johann Friedrich Funk's work and can be seen on other examples by the craftsman.