Old Master Paintings

Koller holds auctions of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings each March and September, accompanied by a lavishly illustrated catalogue with researched descriptions and detailed notes. Selected works are also featured in highlights previews in Geneva, Munich and Düsseldorf. Our auctions are advertised in the most widely read Swiss and international newspapers and specialized magazines, and we personally contact the most important potential buyers before each sale. During the past several decades, we have built and nurtured our network of personal relationships with international collectors of Old Masters, as well as with professionals and museums, enabling us to consistently attain excellent prices in our auctions.

Alongside record prices for paintings from the Bosschaert dynasty – including works by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder as well as his two sons, Johannes and Ambrosius the Younger – top prices have been registered for works by artists such as Roelant Savery, Jacob van Walscapelle, Georg Flegel, Elias van den Broeck, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Abraham Mignon and Clara Peeters.

Paintings by late Gothic and early Renaissance masters such as Lorenzo Monaco, the Maestro dell’Annunciazione Spinola, Andrea di Bartolo, the Master of the Mansi Magdalena and the Master of the Works of Mercy have also realised record prices at Koller.

Contact / Information

Cyril Koller

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
koller@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 30

Karoline Weser

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
weser@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 35
M +41 78 682 35 87

Karoline Weser

Stephanie Egli

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
egli@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 32

Sabrina Hagel

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zürich
hagel@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 31

Hannah Wepler

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
wepler@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 62

Upcoming auctions

ibid110 - Ibid Old Master Paintings

31.03.2020 12.00 AM

A192 - The Müller-Frei Collection

A192 - Old Master Paintings

A194 - Old Master Paintings

25.09.2020

Past auctions

ibid106 - Ibid Old Master Paintings

01.10.2019

A190 - Old Master Paintings

27.09.2019

ibid102 - Ibid Old Master Paintings

02.04.2019

A188 - Old Master Paintings

29.03.2019

Selected results

MASTER OF 1537 / FRANS VERBEECK (?)
CHF 695 300

MASTER OF 1537 / FRANS VERBEECK (?)

(before 1530 Mechelen circa 1570)

Portrait of a jester. Circa 1550.

33.9 × 24.6 cm.

Sold for CHF 695 300 (including buyer’s premium)

MASTER OF 1537 / FRANS VERBEECK (?)

JAN WELLENS DE COCK
CHF 522 800

JAN WELLENS DE COCK

(Leiden c. 1470–1521 Antwerp)

Two altar panels: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (verso: A night scene with mythical creatures)/Saint Jerome in a landscape.

Each 48.5 × 25.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 522 800 (including buyer’s premium)

JAN WELLENS DE COCK

BALTHASAR VAN DER AST
CHF 219 900

BALTHASAR VAN DER AST

(Middelburg circa 1593–1657 Delft)

Still life with fruits in a woven basket, blue and white porcelain plate, vines, various snails, butterflies and insects.

Barely legibly signed lower right: B(...)Ast.

29.7 × 52.3 cm.

Sold for CHF 219 900 (including buyer’s premium)

BALTHASAR VAN DER AST

JOHANN RUDOLF BYS
CHF 171 100

JOHANN RUDOLF BYS

(Chur 1660–1738 Würzburg)

Pair of works: Large exotic sea snail, with flowers and finch/Large scallop with flowers and goldfinch. 1694.

Signed lower left: J. R. Bys fec / signed and dated lower left: J. R. Bys fecit 1694.

Each 44.5 × 35 cm.

Sold for CHF 171 100 (including buyer’s premium)

Rekordpreis

JOHANN RUDOLF BYS

SCHOOL OF THE MARCHES, 1ST HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY
CHF 152 800

SCHOOL OF THE MARCHES, 1ST HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY

The Crucifixion.

Tempera and gold ground on panel.

Sold for CHF 152 800 (including buyer’s premium)

SCHOOL OF THE MARCHES, 1ST HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY

SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS/GERMANY CIRCA 1500
CHF 97 900

SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS/GERMANY CIRCA 1500

Christ with the crown of thorns.

Tempera and gold ground on canvas. (Tüchleinmalerei).

47 × 37.5 cm (visible dimensions).

Sold for CHF 97 900 (including buyer’s premium)

SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS/GERMANY CIRCA 1500

HANS VREDEMAN DE VRIES
CHF 79 600

HANS VREDEMAN DE VRIES

(Leeuwarden 1527–1604 Antwerp)

A Gothic church interior. 1594.

Signed, dated and inscribed lower left on the column: H. Vries 1594 AETA. 67 AN.

24.5 x 39.7 cm.

Sold for CHF 79 600 (including buyer’s premium)

HANS VREDEMAN DE VRIES

THEOBALD MICHAU
CHF 73 500

THEOBALD MICHAU

(Tournai 1676–1765 Antwerp)

Festive village gathering.

Signed lower right: T. Michau.

Sold for CHF 73 500 (including buyer’s premium)

THEOBALD MICHAU

MASTER OF MARRADI
CHF 67 400

MASTER OF MARRADI

(before 1470 Tuscany 1513)

Madonna and Child surrounded by archangels. Circa 1500.

Tempera on panel.

Sold for CHF 67 400 (including buyer’s premium)

MASTER OF MARRADI

CORNELIS DE BAELLIEUR
CHF 53 980

CORNELIS DE BAELLIEUR

(1607 Antwerp 1671)

Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes

Verso with mark of the city of Antwerp, chisel mark of the panel maker Lambrechts Steen and traces of a red wax seal.

55.7 × 77.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 53 980 (including buyer’s premium)

CORNELIS DE BAELLIEUR

FEDOR MIKHAILOVITCH MATVEEV
CHF 49 100

FEDOR MIKHAILOVITCH MATVEEV

(St. Petersburg 1758–1826 Rome)

A vast landscape with a view of the Tiber valley.

Signed lower right: F. Matveeff Roma.

Sold for CHF 49 100 (including buyer’s premium)

FEDOR MIKHAILOVITCH MATVEEV

THEOBALD MICHAU
CHF 46 660

THEOBALD MICHAU

(Tournai 1676–1765 Antwerp)

Lively village scene before a broad landscape.

Sold for CHF 46 660 (including buyer’s premium)

THEOBALD MICHAU

JAN WELLENS DE COCK
CHF 168 500

JAN WELLENS DE COCK

(Leiden circa 1470 – 1521 Antwerp)

The Temptation of Saint Anthony.

27.7 x 37.2 cm.

Sold for CHF 168 500 (including buyer’s premium)

JAN WELLENS DE COCK

GERRIT DOU
CHF 156 500

GERRIT DOU

(1613 Leiden before 1675)

The Herring Seller with a Young Woman.

With signature and dated on the parapet of the niche: G. DOUW. 1651.

46 x 36.2 cm (arched).

Sold for CHF 156 500 (including buyer’s premium)

GERRIT DOU

PETER BINOIT
CHF 96 500

PETER BINOIT

(Cologne 1590/91 – 1632 Hanau)

Still life of flowers, with tulip, snowdrops, chequered lily, in a slipware vase on a stone plinth with insects.

Monogrammed lower left: P B.

20.5 x 15.8 cm.

Sold for CHF 96 500 (including buyer’s premium)

PETER BINOIT

ADAM WILLAERTS
CHF 84 500

ADAM WILLAERTS

(London 1577 – 1664 Utrecht)

River mouth with galley ships. 1620.

Signed and dated lower left: A.willarts.1620.

41.5 x 69.7 cm.

Sold for CHF 84 500 (including buyer’s premium)

ADAM WILLAERTS

ABRAHAM VAN DIEPENBEECK
CHF 72 500

ABRAHAM VAN DIEPENBEECK

(s'-Hertogenbosch 1596 – 1675 Antwerp)

The rescue of Saint Paul after the shipwreck.

34.5 x 27.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 72 500 (including buyer’s premium)

ABRAHAM VAN DIEPENBEECK

TOMMASO DI CREDI
CHF 65 300

TOMMASO DI CREDI

(active in Florence circa 1490 – 1510)

Madonna and Child with John the Baptist.

57.3 x 53.2 cm.

Sold for CHF 65 300 (including buyer’s premium)

TOMMASO DI CREDI

DAVID CORNELISZ. DE HEEM
CHF 47 300

DAVID CORNELISZ. DE HEEM

(Antwerp 1663 – circa 1701 The Hague)

Still life with herring, fruits and roses.

Sold for CHF 47 300 (including buyer’s premium)

DAVID CORNELISZ. DE HEEM

FRANÇOIS FERRIÈRE
CHF 43 700

FRANÇOIS FERRIÈRE

(Geneva 1752 – 1839 Morges)

Trompe-l'oeil: putti dancing

Oil on board laid on panel.

Sold for CHF 43 700 (including buyer’s premium)

FRANÇOIS FERRIÈRE

ANTWERP MASTER, CIRCA 1610-1615
CHF 336 500

ANTWERP MASTER, CIRCA 1610-1615

A study of a monk’s head looking upwards.

47.5 x 37.7 cm.

Sold for CHF 336 500 (including buyer’s premium)

ANTWERP MASTER, CIRCA 1610-1615

BOSCH, HIERONYMUS (FOLLOWER CIRCA 1550)
CHF 204 500

BOSCH, HIERONYMUS (FOLLOWER CIRCA 1550)

(c. 1450 s'Hertogenbosch 1516)

A nocturnal landscape with the temptation of Saint Anthony.

With owl on the helmet on the right as a signature (see text below).

Sold for CHF 204 500 (including buyer’s premium)

BOSCH, HIERONYMUS (FOLLOWER CIRCA 1550)

MOMPER, JOOS DE AND BRUEGHEL, JAN THE ELDER.
CHF 144 500

MOMPER, JOOS DE AND BRUEGHEL, JAN THE ELDER.

(1564 Antwerp 1635) (Brussels 1568 - 1625 Antwerp)

A winter landscape with figures.

Sold for CHF 144 500 (including buyer’s premium)

MOMPER, JOOS DE AND BRUEGHEL, JAN THE ELDER.

MASTER OF THE MADONNA LAZZARONI
CHF 96 500

MASTER OF THE MADONNA LAZZARONI

(active in Florence c. 1370-1400)

Madonna dell'Umiltà. Circa 1375.

Tempera and gold ground on panel.

90.5 x 50.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 96 500 (including buyer’s premium)

MASTER OF THE MADONNA LAZZARONI

GOYEN, JAN VAN
CHF 90 500

GOYEN, JAN VAN

(Leiden 1596 - 1656 The Hague)

Fishing boats with a salute firing frigate. 1654.

Monogrammed and dated lower centre on the hull: VG 1654.

37.5 x 60.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 90 500 (including buyer’s premium)

GOYEN, JAN VAN

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