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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Upcoming auctions

A196 - Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration
25.03.2021
ibid118 - Ibid Clocks, Furniture & Varia
30.03.2021

Ibid Online catalogue >>

Past auctions

ibid114 - Ibid Furniture, Clocks, Varia
30.09.2020
A194 - Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration
24.09.2020
 
ibid113 - Ibid Furniture
09.07.2020
A192 - Furniture, Porcelain & Silver
18.06.2020
 
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
LARGE CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND FLUTE MECHANISM
CHF 33 240

LARGE CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND FLUTE MECHANISM

Louis XVI, Paris ca. 1770/80. The barometer is signed Carcany.
White marble and gilt bronze. Rectangular case on flat, gadrooned feet. Upper part with integrated clock. White enamel dial, painted with a garland, featuring the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals (chipped and with losses), signed by the manufacturer Coteau. Parisian movement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. The top featuring an angel holding a barometer in gilt bronze. Organ mechanism with 17 wooden pipes. 2 keys and a pendulum.
54 × 29 × 99 cm.

Sold for CHF 33 240 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1093*
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LARGE CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND FLUTE MECHANISM
SMALL WRITING COMMODE
CHF 30 800

SMALL WRITING COMMODE

Rococo, Berne, ca. 1755/60. From the workshop of Mathäus Funk (1697–1783).
Walnut, inlaid with rectangular reserves and fillets. Rectangular body, on curved legs with sabots. Slightly retracted top with curved, hinged writing surface, the inside lined with black leather, opening up into nine drawers and three compartments. Two secret drawers. Opulent bronze mounts. Brass fluting on the drawers. The inside of the drawers lined with calico paper. 1 key.
73 × 57 (82) × 107.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 30 800 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1059
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SMALL WRITING COMMODE
TAPESTRY
CHF 23 480

TAPESTRY

Louis XVI, probably from the Aubusson Manufactory, France, end of the 18th century.
Central sun motif, with clouds and four angel heads in the background. Narrow border.
262 × 157 cm.

Sold for CHF 23 480 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1090
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TAPESTRY
PAGODA-SHAPED CLOCK
CHF 22 260

PAGODA-SHAPED CLOCK

Louis XVI, Paris ca. 1780. Dial signed Terrien à Paris.
White marble and gilt bronze, designed as a pagoda. White enamel dial. Parisian movement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Associated pendulum with gilt lunette. The plinth, originally probably featured figures.
28.5 × 21 × 62 cm.

Sold for CHF 22 260 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1099*
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PAGODA-SHAPED CLOCK
PAINTED COMMODE
CHF 21 040

PAINTED COMMODE

Louis XVI, Italy, ca. 1800.
Carved wood, featuring ram heads, rosettes and decorative friezes, and parcel-gilt, and painted with fruit bouquets, birds and flower garlands. Rectangular scagliola top, decorated with laurel garlands and bows. Rectangular body on a straight frame, on fluted spherical feet. Front with 3 sans-traverse drawers. Brass mounts. 1 key.
132 × 63 × 92 cm.

Sold for CHF 21 040 (including buyer’s premium)

A194 / 1091
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PAINTED COMMODE
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,