Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts

Koller’s history is inextricably linked with the decorative arts, beginning with our first auction in 1958. Furniture, silver, porcelain and sculpture are among our oldest core areas of expertise, and many highly important works of decorative art have been auctioned by Koller over the years. The bureau plat by André-Charles Boulle illustrated below is today considered to be the piece by which all other creations by the celebrated ébéniste to King Louis XIV are measured.

No other European auction house organises twice-annual auctions with such a high concentration of quality furniture and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries, including masterworks in silver and gold, and rare early Meissen porcelain.

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Stephan Koller
Furniture & Clocks

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8031 Zurich
skoller@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 20

Corinne Koller
Silver

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8031 Zürich
ckoller@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 22

Sabine Neumaier
Porcelain & Faience

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8031 Zürich
neumaier@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 12

Giordana Schmid

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
schmid@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 52

Anahi Cardona

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
cardona@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 21

Upcoming auctions

A198 - Furniture, Porcelain & Silver
30.09.2021

Ibid Online catalogue >>

Past auctions

ibid118 - ibid Furniture & Clocks
30.03.2021
A196 - Furniture, Porcelain & Silver
25.03.2021
 
ibid114 - ibid Furniture, Clocks, Varia
30.09.2020
A194 - Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration
24.09.2020
 
PAIR OF IMPORTANT INLAID COMMODES FROM THE WORKSHOP OF JOHANN FRIEDRICH SPINDLER
CHF 219 900

PAIR OF IMPORTANT INLAID COMMODES FROM THE WORKSHOP OF JOHANN FRIEDRICH SPINDLER

Rococo, Potsdam ca. 1765. Johann Friedrich Spindler (1726 – 1799).
Walnut, walnut burlwood, plum and other, in part tinted fruitwoods, opulently inlaid with flower bouquets in reserves and fillets. Fine, later paintwork. Front with two drawers, one sans-traverse. Moulded, curved top, inlaid with fantasy landscapes, a central well with Neptune, and bucolic scenes as well as a castle. The lateral walls, likewise inlaid with flower bouquets in reserves. Fine gilt bronze mounts and sabots. The back with a seal, the inside of the drawers featuring the stamp "Prinzlich Reussisches Familien Privatfideikommiss Trebschen" and numbers on labels: 15 and 1048. 2 keys.
134 × 66 × 82.5 cm.

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

A196 / 1087
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PAIR OF IMPORTANT INLAID COMMODES FROM THE WORKSHOP OF JOHANN FRIEDRICH SPINDLER
REGULATOR TABLE CLOCK WITH SECOND, CALENDAR AND EQUATION DRIVE
CHF 82 700

REGULATOR TABLE CLOCK WITH SECOND, CALENDAR AND EQUATION DRIVE

Empire, Paris ca. 1810. The second chapter ring, signed Breguet Paris.
Rectangular case in mahogany, glazed on all sides. Bronze applications. Movement, in part skeletonized, with a large silvered chapter ring for the seconds, above a calendar and equation-of-time chapter ring. White enamel dial for the hours and minutes, placed eccentrically in the chapter ring for the seconds. Movement with Lepaute pin escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Compensation pendulum (pendulum spring repaired, tip missing, screw on bob missing).
30 × 19 × 48 cm.

Sold for CHF 82 700 (including buyer’s premium)

A196 / 1217*
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REGULATOR TABLE CLOCK WITH SECOND, CALENDAR AND EQUATION DRIVE
RARE AND FINE ASTRONOMICAL TABLE REGULATOR CLOCK WITH SECOND, MONTH, DAY AND MOON PHASE
CHF 43 000

RARE AND FINE ASTRONOMICAL TABLE REGULATOR CLOCK WITH SECOND, MONTH, DAY AND MOON PHASE

Louis XVI / Directoire, Paris ca. 1800/10. The dial signed Ferdinand Berthoud (Ferdinand Berthoud, 1727-1807, maître in Paris 1754), this clock possibly by his nephew Louis Berthoud, who initially signed with his uncle's name.
Brass and bronze, chased and parcel-gilt. Skeleton movement with five enameled chapter rings. Central chapter ring for the Roman hours, there-above: a dial painted with clouds and stars, indicating the phases of the moon. The lower part features three slightly staggered chapter rings for the day, date and month. Movement with scissor escapement and large driving gears, which protrude from the sides. Compensation rear-pendulum. Probably a 30-day movement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. The spring of the striking mechanism operates the astronomical indications. On a black stone plinth with gilt spherical feet. The front of the base is decorated with pierced and gilt bronze.
35 × 13 × 62 cm.

Sold for CHF 43 000 (including buyer’s premium)

A196 / 1205*
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RARE AND FINE ASTRONOMICAL TABLE REGULATOR CLOCK WITH SECOND, MONTH, DAY AND MOON PHASE
RARE PAINTED CLOCK WITH MOON PHASE AND AUTOMATED MECHANISM
CHF 36 900

RARE PAINTED CLOCK WITH MOON PHASE AND AUTOMATED MECHANISM

Renaissance, Southern Germany or Strasbourg, 2nd half of the 16th century.
Closed rectangular iron case, painted and decorated with gilt applications. Painted frontispiece with two superimposed dials, the upper one indicating the month and day and the signs of the zodiac, the lower one featuring the hours in Roman numerals. The arc segment of the cornice displays the moon phase by means of a rotating sphere and the sculpted heads of a king and a queen. The doors, painted with Allegories of Wisdom, and probably with the owner of the clock. Iron movement with decorative corner pillars. Three stacked movements: one movement with verge escapement and wheel balance, and two striking-mechanism movements for striking the two bells. Marked on the back: Restauriert Anno 1983 F.K.
16 × 18 × 45 cm.

Sold for CHF 36 900 (including buyer’s premium)

A196 / 1005*
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RARE PAINTED CLOCK WITH MOON PHASE AND AUTOMATED MECHANISM
A PAIR OF IMPORTANT LIDDED VASES "À POT POURRI" WITH BRONZE MOUNTS
CHF 55 710

A PAIR OF IMPORTANT LIDDED VASES "À POT POURRI" WITH BRONZE MOUNTS

Louis XVI, Paris ca. 1775/80. The model by Jean Dulac ("marchand–mercier", ca. 1750/80).
Bronze, embossed and chiseled, and matte and polished gilt. The porcelain, probably Sèvres in "beau bleu", the underside with incised marks. Urn-shaped vessel. "On a round foot with a rectangular plinth, with meander à la grecque".
H 41 cm.

Sold for CHF 55 710 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1092*
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A PAIR OF IMPORTANT LIDDED VASES "À POT POURRI" WITH BRONZE MOUNTS
BUREAU-PLAT
CHF 49 100

BUREAU-PLAT

Louis XV, Paris ca. 1745/50. By Jacques Dubois (Jacques Dubois, maître 1742), the bronzes with "c couronné" (a revenue stamp placed on all copper alloys between 1745 and 1749).
Tulipwood in veneer. Rectangular, slightly protruding top, lined with burgundy leather and edged in shaped bronze. On a frame in "contour à l'arbalète" with curved legs. Front with a broad central drawer, with a drawer on each side. Same, but sham arrangement on verso. Fine, matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and sabots. 2 keys.
145 × 78 × 78 cm.

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

A194 / 1053*
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BUREAU-PLAT
The "Seckendorff" Commode. IMPORTANT AND RARE BAROQUE COMMODE BY FRANCOIS LIEUTAUD (CA.1665-1748). AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN BERAIN, OWNED BY THE COUNT PALATINE CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SECKENDORFF-ABERDAR (1679-1759), DIPLOMAT AND MINISTER OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH,
CHF 165 000

The "Seckendorff" Commode. IMPORTANT AND RARE BAROQUE COMMODE BY FRANCOIS LIEUTAUD (CA.1665-1748). AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN BERAIN, OWNED BY THE COUNT PALATINE CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SECKENDORFF-ABERDAR (1679-1759), DIPLOMAT AND MINISTER OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH,

France, Paris ca. 1728/30.
Oak body with amaranth in veneer and parqueted. Shaped top, edged in brass and with inlaid brass, and parqueted surface in veneer. The front, with 2 rows of drawers. The four upper drawers are rectangular, and the 2 lower drawers have a cut-out, framing the gilt bronze mask. Very fine handles and finely worked escutcheons. The sides and the legs, framed with brass fillets. Solid locks with gilt covers. The key features the coat-of-arms of the Count Palatine von Seckendorff-Aberdar.
80 x 130 x 65 cm.

Sold for CHF 165 000 (including buyer’s premium)

A192 / 1040
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The "Seckendorff" Commode. IMPORTANT AND RARE BAROQUE COMMODE BY FRANCOIS LIEUTAUD (CA.1665-1748). AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN BERAIN, OWNED BY THE COUNT PALATINE CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SECKENDORFF-ABERDAR (1679-1759), DIPLOMAT AND MINISTER OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH,
OCTAGONAL CASKET WITH MICRO-MOSAIC INLAYS,
CHF 156 460

OCTAGONAL CASKET WITH MICRO-MOSAIC INLAYS,

Italy, Rome ca. 1870. By Augusto Castellani (1829-1914).
Brass octagonal box, decorated with pearl beading. Hinged cover. The walls and the cover feature 17 micro-mosaic cartouches in the style of Antiquity; depictions of wild beasts, the head of Medusa, and theater masks. The inside lined with violet velour.
20 x 20 x 16.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 156 460 (including buyer’s premium)

A192 / 1202
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OCTAGONAL CASKET WITH MICRO-MOSAIC INLAYS,
PIETRA-DURA PICTORIAL PANEL,
CHF 140 600

PIETRA-DURA PICTORIAL PANEL,

Bohemia, 17th century. Attributable to the workshop of Giovanni Castrucci.
Bohemian jasper, agates, various semi-precious stones and marble of different colors, inlaid. The center depicting Saint Jerome. Blackened wooden frame with inner frame, the corners with village views in Pietra-Dura. Four small reserves with stone inlays. The back with remains of a collection label and numbered in ink XLII over an underlined 7, the frame with collection label, No. 27.
40 x 52 cm.

Sold for CHF 140 600 (including buyer’s premium)

A192 / 1037
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PIETRA-DURA PICTORIAL PANEL,
FINELY INLAID MULTI-PURPOSE DESK,
CHF 73 500

FINELY INLAID MULTI-PURPOSE DESK,

Rococo, Neuwied ca. 1765/68. Workshop Abraham and David Roentgen.
Maple, tulipwood, mahogany, and in part tinted and engraved fruitwoods, opulently and finely inlaid as rocailles, pomegranates, flowers, birds and insects. Hinged top, curved with gilt sabots (incomplete) and horn castors. The legs, originally screwed-on. Two extendable metal supports on the back, as supports for the top, one side of the top lined with green embossed leather (later). The top opens up to display a chest of drawers in mahogany, with 4 compartments with 3 small drawers on each side, over a broad drawer (original iron springs with wood cover for locking, replaced). Top with hinged book support, flanked by 2 compartments under a slatted closure. Gilt, pierced bronze mounts, designed as scrolled leaves. 1 key.
82 x 41(open 87) x 75(98) cm.

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

A192 / 1129
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FINELY INLAID MULTI-PURPOSE DESK,