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A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR SEPTEMBER AUCTIONS
From the Dr Ducret faience collection to the Brueghel brothers: KollerView lifts the curtain on our September auctions.
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A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR MARCH AUCTIONS
From ancient Egyptian treasures to the Gilded Age: KollerView draws back the curtain on our March auctions.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY – DISCOVER THE ONES IN OUR UPCOMING AUCTIONS
From the beginnings of Modern Art to enigmatic, philosophical works that leave us both fascinated and perplexed, the pieces in our November/December auctions have many stories to tell. Explore their diverse worlds in our latest KOLLERview – you may make surprising discoveries, or enjoy spending time with ‘old friends’.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY – DISCOVER THE ONES FROM OUR SEPTEMBER AUCTIONS
Fascinating collections of rare objets d’art, a rediscovered piece of a Renaissance puzzle, and gold jewellery worn by our ancestors over 2,500 years ago – the beauty of the works presented in our September auctions is matched only by the stories they tell. Embark on a journey through art and time with this issue of KOLLERview.
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THE STORIES BEHIND THE ARTWORKS
IN OUR JUNE AUCTIONS
From Gandhara to New York, a journey through eras and continents: KOLLERview presents works of art with history – from ancient Buddhas to Botero's Mona Lisa.
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• Zeitlose Schönheit
• Pracht und Vergänglichkeit
• Prächtige Dekore und patinierte Bronzen
• Stundenbücher und private Post
• Vom Biedermeier zum Pleinair-Naturalismus
• Der Traum, aus dem die Stoffe sind
HIGHLIGHTS 2023
Another successful, exciting and diverse auction season has drawn to a close. The classic collecting fields which we have been offering for several decades, such as old master paintings, Swiss art, and modern and contemporary art enjoyed good results. We also were entrusted with several high-calibre private collections in 2023, among them the Legrain Collection, with exquisite sculptures and objects from Greco-Roman and Egyptian antiquity.
Our auctions continue to focus on fine art, jewellery, wristwatches, decorative arts and Asian art, which have been an integral part of our auction programme for many years. At the same time, new categories have been met with great interest, especially among collectors of traditional art. In our new ‘Out of This World’ auctions, for example, within the past year we sold fossils of two of the most iconic dinosaurs: a Tyrannosaurus rex and a young Triceratops.
On the following pages you will find some of the highlights of the past auction year; the images and results speak for themselves. Further information about our past and future auctions can be found on our website.
We would like to thank you for continuing to place your trust in us in 2023 and wish you confidence, happiness and good health for the New Year.
HIGHLIGHTS 2021
Looking back over the past twelve months, we’d like to express our gratitude to all of you who participated in this exceptionally successful year of auctions. Over 80% of the lots offered found buyers, across all categories and price segments, with prices often exceeding expectations – in fact, the percentage sold by value attained the remarkable score of 150% of the lower estimates, and several new auction records were set.
If you are considering selling part or all of your collection, we are convinced that now is the right time. With our extensive and constantly developing international network, we can present your works of art to a worldwide audience.
In the following pages (click the link below) we present some of the highlights that passed through our hands in the past year. The works shown are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’: in 2021 we auctioned more than 9,000 lots from 20 distinct collecting categories, and they found new owners in over 65 countries worldwide.
We would be pleased to value your works of art and advise you with regard to our upcoming auctions. We look forward to hearing from you.
HIGHLIGHTS VIDEOS, MARCH 2026 AUCTIONS
PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER
A glimpse of everyday life – 400 years ago
Discover Pieter Brueghel the Younger's unique ability to plunge the viewer in a scene, not of a historical or mythological moment, but of the daily life of everyday people.
Photo credit: Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Etching, 242 × 155 mm. Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
THE BARTHOLONI VENUS
The embodiment of beauty, in pure marble
Allow us to take you on a milleniums-long journey, from ancient Greece and Rome to a luxurious villa on the shores of lake Geneva, following the journey of a sculpture of the Goddess of Love.
HIGHLIGHTS VIDEOS, WINTER 2024 AUCTIONS
MONET AT THE DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM
'THE BIRTH OF A NEW MANNER OF PAINTING'
Claude Monet's painting from 1875 is witness to the crucial early years of a group of painters who would become known as the Impressionists.
PAUL SIGNAC DEVELOPS HIS UNIQUE STYLE
'Signac reveals here his own unique interpretation of the early Impressionist manner of painting'.
In this early work, Paul Signac impressively demonstrates the specific style that was to make him one of the most important artists of his time.
GUSTAVE LOISEAU, MASTER OF COLOUR
'Full of tiny explosions of colour'
Loiseau demonstrates a masterful use of colour and impasto brushstrokes to create this glittering winter landscape.
THE SUMMIT 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.
A 600,000-YEAR-OLD PREDATOR
'A nice story of a battle-hardened veteran'
Dr Dennis Hansen and Christian Link examine a "very big kitty cat" from a long-ago time.
A GIANT T. REX FEMUR
'IT'S AS IF YOU DISCOVERED AN ANCIENT GREEK VASE FULLY INTACT, BUT 66 MILLION YEARS LATER'.
A beatifully conserved T. rex femur bone is the subject of this discussion by Dr Dennis Hansen and Christian Link.
A RARE CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF SPACE EXPLORATION HISTORY
ASTRONAUT GENNADY PADALKA'S SPACE-FLOWN WATCH
Christian Link presents the very Omega Speedmaster watch and Orlan space glove that Astronaut Gennady Padalka wore in space.
A WATCH THAT TRAVELLED TO SPACE
OMEGA SPEEDMASTER AND SIGNED ORLAN SPACE GLOVE
In this clip, we can see Gennady Padalka wearing the Omega Speedmaster watch from our upcoming auction as he floats through space.
TINY TEETH, BIG BITE
DIPLOCAULUS SKULL
Yolanda Schicker-Siber examines the 250 million-year-old skull of one of the most successful predators of the late Permian period.
LOVE YOUR PLANET | GERRY HOFSTETTER
AN ARTIST CONSTANTLY IN SEARCH OF AN EXTREME EXPERIENCE
A short introduction to the Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter, whose art print 'Love Your Planet' will be sold in the upcoming 'Out of This World' auction to benefit the project 'SOS World Tour 2025'.
Preview in Zurich
Preview December Auctions in Zurich
25–29 November, 10am-6pm (Monday 10am-4pm)
Auctions: 30 November–3 December 2021
Hardturmstrasse 102, 8031 Zurich
RARE BIRDCAGE CLOCK WITH MUSIC BOX AND AUTOMATON
Lot 1232 - Decorative Arts - Thursday, 21. September 2023, 10.00 Uhr
Such birdcage automatons were often created as a collaboration of various specialized watchmakers and automaton makers from Neuchâtel and the Jura. They are witnesses of great skill and enjoyed great popularity in the period between 1780 and 1840. Among the most important watchmaking dynasties are the Robert, Jaquet-Droz, Frédéric Leschot, Maillardet, Fochat and Bruguier families. Others, such as François Nicole and Charles-Frédéric Nardin, specialized in the making of music boxes. The luxury objects resulting from this collaboration were often sold to the European aristocracy as well as to China, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire through Geneva-based makers and sellers, such as Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), who signed the clock on offer. The founding of Bautte & Moynier dates back to 1791, when case maker Jean-François Bautte joined forces with watchmaker Dauphin Moulinié. The company was expanded in 1804 when watchmaker Jean-Gabriel Moynier joined, and thereafter operated as Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, fabrique d'horlogerie. The luxury company employed about 60 workers and produced watches as well as jewelry of the highest quality. Bautte became one of the most important watch dealers in Geneva. After the departure of Moulinié around 1824, the name was changed to Bautte & Moynier.
An extremely rare and large gold enamel pocket watch
Lot 2824 - An extremely rare and large gold enamel pocket watch
Veigneur Frères, with 1/4-repeater and automaton, for the Chinese market, ca. 1790.
Sold for CHF 12 500