WORKS OF ART &
DECORATIVE ARTS
Our ‘Furniture’ department, which has existed since the early days of Koller, has evolved and adapted significantly over recent decades, in step with changes in the art market. In its early years, auctions of historical furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries dominated this field. Today, we offer only select and particularly rare pieces of furniture. The focus of the department – now operating under the name Works of Art & Decorative Arts – has shifted towards rarities of European craftsmanship, sculpture and refined timepieces, as well as works of art ranging from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance through to the Baroque and Rococo periods, and the historicist movements of the 19th century.
Large Delftware
faience dish
Probably England, Southwark,
dated 1646. Diameter 48 cm.
Sold for CHF 43 000
to Paris
TORSO FRAGMENT
OF APOLLO
Roman, c. 1st century BCE –
1st century CE. Height 42.6 cm.
Sold for CHF 27 000
to a Swiss collection
‘Tastes change – and we adapt.’
Stephan Koller, Head of Department Works of Art
We were proud to present the first part of the Arlette and Antony Embden collection in autumn 2025. This special chapter is the result of the close relationships that the Francophile Pierre Koller maintained for decades with Parisian antiques dealers and the French art market. The dealer couple subsequently decided to consign their collection to Koller. We are delighted to be able to offer further highlights from the Embden collection at auction in 2026.
Large
Cycladic idol
Early Cycladic, Spedos type,
c. 2500–2400 BCE.
Attributed to the Goulandris Master.
Height 42.6 cm.
Sold for CHF 622 000
to a Swiss collection
Reliquary casket
with silver mounts
Colonial work for Portugal or Spain,
16th/17th century, 29.5 × 18.5 × 13.5 cm.
Sold for CHF 110 000
to Portugal
Saint Christopher
with the Christ Child
Northern Germany / Netherlands, c. 1580.
Boxwood, height 38 cm.
Sold for CHF 30 000
to a collection in England
CONTACT FOR
ENQUIRIES AND
CONSIGNMENTS:
STEPHAN KOLLER
Head of DepartmentFurniture & Decorative Arts
skoller@kollerauktionen.ch
+41 44 445 63 41