Mathäus Funk also spelled Matthäus Funk (; 18 April 1697 - 24 September 1783) was a Swiss ebonist and cabinet maker who was primarily active in Bern, Switzerland. Many of his furniture pieces were featured in notable auctions like Lempertz or Sotheby's.https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2008/important-french-continental-furniture-european-ceramics-clocks-l08310/lot.183.html
Life
Funk was born 18 April 1697 in Murten, Old Swiss Confederacy, to German-born Johann Lorenz Funk, a postal carrier, and Anna Margarita Funk (née Sergant). He completed an apprenticeship as cabinetmaker and then worked as a wandering journeyman.Funk, Mathäus (by Anne-Marie Dubler)
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He took-up residency in Bern on 23 November 1724. In 1725 he married Maria Magdalena Wäber, who hailed from an old, well-established Bernese family. They had one son, Daniel Funk, who became a watchmaker. After his wife's death, his sister-in-law, Rosina Wäber, managed the household. A brother of his wife, Abraham Wäber, emigrated to England. His nephew-in-law, John Webber, became the expedition painter of James Cook.
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