FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
Koller’s history has been closely linked to the decorative arts since its founding in 1958. Furniture, silver, porcelain and sculpture are among our oldest core competencies, and many highly significant objects have been sold at Koller Auctions over the decades. The density and quality of the antique furnishings, decorative arts and collectors’ items on offer twice annually at Koller is practically unique in Europe.
Alongside furniture by ébénistes such as Charles Cressent, Abraham Roentgen, André-Charles Boulle, Bernard van Riesenburgh, and Johann Friedrich Spindler, Koller has also built a very strong reputation as one of the leading European auction houses for antique clocks, with works by famous clockmakers such as Berthoud, Deverberie, Breguet, Le Roy, Lepine and Jaquet-Droz.
Porcelain and faience have been an important part of Koller’s auctions since its founding, reflecting the long tradition of serious ceramic collecting in Switzerland. Many important collections of porcelain and faience have been offered by Koller. Works from Meissen, Sèvres, Strasbourg, Nymphenburg, Du Paquier, Zurich, as well as Italian Maiolica and creations from Imperial Russia are avidly sought after by a discerning buying public, sometimes attaining record prices.
Our silver auctions regularly include high quality collectibles from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The works offered come not only from Swiss makers but from also the world’s most historically important centres of silver production, including London, Augsburg, Paris, Moscow, St Petersburg, Turin and Nuremberg.
The Decorative Arts department regularly organises auctions of entire collections, with thoroughly researched dedicated catalogues that not only ensure a successful sale of the collection, but serve as a testimonial to the collector and a useful document for future collectors and researchers. Some examples are the porcelain collection of Dr Siegfried Ducret, the Nessi Collection of scientific instruments, and the Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection of antique Roman and Egyptian sculpture and artefacts.
Our Decorative Arts auctions take place in March and September. We accept consignments until mid-January for the March auctions and until mid-July for the September auctions.
Our specialists will be pleased to value your objects in view of a possible sale at auction.
Current auctions
Glamour and Sophistication: Luxury in 19th-Century Paris
Auction 28. November 2024, 10.00 AM
Koller Zurich A211
THE PINNACLE OF LUXURY IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY
GLAMOUR AND SOPHISTICATION
Take a tour through this fascinating collection which assembles the very best of late 19th century luxury: exquisite gilt bronze, intricate marquetry, and the craft of French furniture and clock making at its finest. To be auctioned on 28 November.
If you wish to consign to one of our auctions, we will value your artworks free of charge. Please send us photos if possible, or call us. We will arrange an appointment to view your property at your home or in one of our offices in Zurich, Geneva, Florence, Munich or Düsseldorf. You will then receive our auction estimates so that you can make your decision.
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SELECTED RESULTS Furniture
ANTHROPOMORPHIC MEZCALA FIGURE
CHF 97 500
FIGURE OF A SATYR
CHF 85 000
ENAMELED SKELETON CLOCK WITH SECONDS, MOON PHASE AND DATE
CHF 60 000
EXTREMELY RARE EUCHARISTIC DOVE
CHF 162 500
GOLD ENAMEL BOX WITH SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON, CLOCK AND SMALL CYLINDER MUSIC BOX MECHANISM
CHF 206 250
FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU "AUX LIONS AILÉS"
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CHF 22 500
NOTATION KNIFE OR MUSIC KNIFE
CHF 25 000
MUSEUM KNIFE WITH IVORY MICROCARVING AND FOLDING HANDLE
CHF 33 750
MUMMY PORTRAIT OF A LADY
CHF 450 000
STANDING CROSS WITH FINE MICRO-CARVING
CHF 75 000