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Strong international interest in works by classic artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn or Giovanni Battista Piranesi characterises the market for Old Master prints. Coveted by both older and younger collectors – not infrequently to enrich and provide a contrast to collections of contemporary art – old and rare original graphic works consistently fetch high prices.

In addition to prints with a startlingly modern feel by Francisco de Goya, among the successes in recent auctions was an ‘Entombment’ by the Renaissance artist Parmigianino.

Our auctions feature works from the beginnings of printing through the 19th century and are held twice a year, in March and September. In addition, rare works from the specialty field of Helvetica are offered.

Franz Diegelmann, our specialist and department head for Old Master & 19th Century Prints, will be pleased to value your works in view of a possible sale through our auctions.

We accept consignments until mid-January for the March auction and until the end of July for the September auction.

Current auctions



Old Master Prints

Auction 22. March 2024, 10.00 AM
Koller Zurich A208



Old Master Prints & Drawings – online only

Auction 27. March 2024, 10.00 AM
ibid142



Next Auctions


Auction: 22 March 2024, consignments accepted until mid-January 2024.

Auction: 20 September 2024, consignments accepted until mid-July 2024.


Valuations / Consignments


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 Old Master Prints


ALBRECHT DÜRER

(1471 Nuremberg 1528)
Presentation of Mary in the Temple. Circa 1504/05. Sheet 6 from the series: The Life of the Virgin.
Woodcut on laid paper with watermark: tall crown (Meder 20).
Monogrammed in the block lower right: AD.
29.7 x 21.2 cm (sheet size: 31.5 x 22.6 cm). Framed.
ALBRECHT DÜRER
ALBRECHT DÜRER

CHF 8 125

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

(Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
Christ Preaching, called La petite Tombe. Circa 1657.
Etching on laid paper with watermark: probably a short line of text (not identified).
15.5 x 20.6 cm.
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

CHF 11 875

FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES

(Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Madrid)
La Tauromaquia. 1815/16. Edition from 1905. Set of 36 (of a total of 40) sheets. Comprising: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. With the additional sheets that were first published in 1876: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Etchings, aquatint in colours on cream-tone laid paper with watermarks: 'Van Gelder Zonen', 'Cupido auf einem Globus' and 'fleur de lis', as described by Harris for this edition.
28 x 44 cm and 31 x 48 cm.
FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES
FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES

CHF 32 500

FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES

(Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Twelve sheets from the series: Los Caprichos. Comprising: No. 11 Muchachos al avio; No. 21 ;Qual la descanonan!; No. 29 Esto si que es leer; No. 33 Al Conde Palatino; No. 46 Correccion; No. 47 Obsequio á el Maestro; No. 58 Tragala perro; No. 62 Quien lo creyera!; No. 71 Si amanece; nos Vamos; No. 76 Está Um... pues, Como digo..; No. 77 Unos á otros; No. 78 Despacha, que dispiértan.
Etchings with aquatint in colours on wove paper (papier vélin).
32 x 22 cm.
FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES
FRANCISCO DE GOYA DE LUCIENTES

CHF 4 750

HANS SEBALD BEHAM

(Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt a. M.)
Wallpaper pattern of satyrs and nymphs: 1. left half (satyrs on the left); 2. right half (satyrs on the right). Probably after designs by ALBRECHT DÜRER.
Two woodcuts on handmade paper, one of them with watermark: Large snake with letters W attached.
54.5 x 33 cm and 53.8 x 32.8 cm.
HANS SEBALD BEHAM
HANS SEBALD BEHAM

CHF 13 720

HENDRICK GOLTZIUS

(Mulbrecht near Venlo 1558–1617 Haarlem)
1. Bacchus; 2. Venus; 3. Ceres. From the series: Drei Götter in Halbfigur. 1596.
Engravings on laid paper with watermark Fleur de Lis with letters PS.
23.5 x 13.6; 23.5 x 17.6 und 23.6 x 17.7 cm (sheet each approx. 38 x 28 cm).
HENDRICK GOLTZIUS
HENDRICK GOLTZIUS

CHF 11 250

EMIL ORLIK

(Prague 1870–1932 Berlin)
Portrait of Gustav Mahler.
Soft-ground etching and drypoint.
Signed and dated in pencil lower right: Emil Orlik 1902. With old inscription in pencil on the verso: Gustav Mahler.
29.7 x 20 cm (sheet: 44.5 x 31 cm).
EMIL ORLIK
EMIL ORLIK

CHF 10 625

ABRAHAM ORTELIUS

(1527 Antwerp 1598)
World Map and Four Continents: 1 1. Typus Orbis Terrarum; 2. Europae; 3. Asiae Nova Descriptio; 4. Africae Tabula Nova; 5. Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descripto. 1587. From the Latin text edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' from 1592.
Hand-coloured engraved maps. Each with the Latin text on verso.
The World map (No.1) and the map of the Americas (No.5) each signed and dated in the plate lower right: Ab. Ortelius describ. cum privilego decennati 1587.
Various sizes: from 36 x 49 cm. Framed as counterparts in identical frames.
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS

CHF 8 125

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

(Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
Peasant with woman and child (Peasant Family on the Tramp). Circa 1652.
Etching on laid paper.
11.5 x 9.4 cm. Framed.
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

CHF 14 940

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

(Haarlem 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
Christ Healing the Sick, known as the Hundred Guilder Print. Circa 1649.
Etching.
27.3 x 39.5 cm. Framed.
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

CHF 29 580