COLLECTIONS & ESTATES
Private art collections and estates always bear a personal signature, reflecting the passions and preferences of their collectors. We regularly have the pleasure of bringing works from such collections – some built up over decades – back onto the art market. Prior to each auction, we inspect and document the objects on site before presenting our proposal. Once a consignment is agreed, we take care of everything else, from shipping to sale.
Outstanding
collection of
312 seal Matrices
Art chamber objects from the Arlette and Antony Embden Collection
Among the collections we auctioned in 2025 were an important group of modern illustrated books in fine bindings, a collection of Iznik ceramics, reverse glass paintings from Central Switzerland, and a series of silver drinking vessels. Particularly striking was a unique group of medieval seal matrices. Outstanding pieces came from the Arlette and Antony Embden collection, evoking the splendour of Renaissance cabinets of curiosities. In addition, we offered valuable ancient jewellery from the Kofler-Truninger collection and gemstone rarities of royal provenance from the Spanish Borbón y Braganza family.
Our auction of 19th-century paintings also included numerous works from a private art collection, among them genre scenes by Carl Spitzweg and a characteristic animal painting by Alexander Koester.
Ancient jewellery from the
Kofler-Truninger collection
CONTACT FOR
ENQUIRIES AND
CONSIGNMENTS:
STEPHAN KOLLER
Head of DepartmentFurniture & Decorative Arts
skoller@kollerauktionen.ch
+41 44 445 63 41