Samuel Anton Frank
Samuel Anton Frank (baptized March 1, 1731 ; † March 29, 1809 in Bern ; citizen of Bern) was a Swiss cabinet maker .
Life
The possibly Bern-born master carpenter and cabinet maker Samuel Anton Frank belonged to the Pfistern Society and was married to Katharina Stähli from Thun. He created the ark of the Bernese carpenter's championship as well as that of the surgical law firm. He gave both of them his monogram SF. On the basis of a label with the inscription «Frank Ebeniste à Berne / No. 1 » A series of similar pieces of furniture (tea tables, chairs) can be attributed to Frank on a privately owned Louis XV gaming table. The valid day was imposed on him in 1778 .
literature
- Walter RC Abegglen, Sibylle E. Burckhardt: The Lucerne furniture. From the late Renaissance to the Biedermeier . Pro Libro, Lucerne 2011, ISBN 978-3-905927-14-6 , pp. 30–31.
- Thomas Lörtscher: “Between funk and hop gardener?” Late Baroque after 1800. A Bernese small chest of drawers as “objet sentimental” . In: Journal for Swiss Archeology and Art History. Year 1999, pp. 303-320 ( doi: 10.5169 / seals-169576 ).
- Heinrich Türler: Frank, Samuel Antoni. In: Swiss Artist Lexicon . Volume 1, Huber, Frauenfeld 1905, p. 479, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Samuel Anton Frank on bernergeschlecht.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Samuel Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frank, Samuel Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss leveler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized March 1, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1809 |
| Place of death | Bern |