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Our auctions for silver regularly include high quality collectibles from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The works offered come not only from Swiss makers but from also the world’s most historically important centres of silver production, including London, Augsburg, Paris, Moscow, St Petersburg, Turin and Nuremberg. In every auction we also offer elegant functional silver that will add a touch of class to every table setting. In our Koller ibid online only auctions you will also find many great finds at affordable prices.

Corinne Koller, Head of Department for Silver, is available to estimate single items or entire collections for our upcoming auctions.

Our Decorative Arts auctions are held in March and September. Consignments are accepted until mid-January for our March auctions, and late July for our September sales.

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18 September 2025. Would you like to sell Silver in our September auction? Contact us before mid-July for a no-obligations estimate.

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Top results from past sales

SELECTED RESULTS Silver

SILVER-GILT CHALICE

Transylvania or Hungary, ca. 1700. Maker's mark IB.
Round, curved and profiled foot with an ornamental band around the edge and engraved scrollwork on a chased background. Cast shaft made up of three mascarons and scrolls with figural decorations. The cuppa with six chased fields, two of which have engraved coats of arms in laurel wreaths. The lip rim is engraved all around with a dedication and the date 1700.
H 24 cm, 490 g.

CHF 21 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.

A212 / 1081*
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SILVER-GILT CHALICE
SILVER-GILT CHALICE

CHF 21 250

PICTURE FRAMES

St. Petersburg, 1898–1903. Maker's mark Fabergé, master craftsman Anders Johansson Nevalainen. 91 zolotnik (A. Richter).
Decorated with cross bands and laurels. Light green enamel over a moiré guilloché ground. Verso in wood. Silver stand (84 zolotnik, with maker's mark and assay master's mark Jakov Ljapunov).
H 21.3 cm, W 16 cm.

CHF 25 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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A212 / 1255
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PICTURE FRAMES
PICTURE FRAMES

CHF 25 000

"COCONUT" TANKARD WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNT

Probably Switzerland (Sion), 16th century.
Round base on three flat feet in the shape of angel heads. Cuppa made of an unfinished coconut set with three flat, ornamented clasps. High lip rim engraved with foliage. S-shaped handle with the same decoration, a female fish as a thumb rest. The lid also made of coconut set with clasps with a central, flat finial. Engraved coat of arms, initials F+P and the year [15]86, presumably the coat of arms of a tailors' guild.
H 18.5 cm.

CHF 18 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.

A210 / 1022*
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"COCONUT" TANKARD WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNT
"COCONUT" TANKARD WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNT

CHF 18 750

GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT

St. Petersburg, 1780s. Indistinct maker's mark.
Oval box with monochrome enamel decoration in turquoise with white accents. Applied enamel miniature portrait of a gentleman in uniform on the hinged lid, framed by 79 small old-cut diamonds, 43 half pearls and more than 80 diamond roses.
W 8.5 cm, H 2.6 cm, 195 g.

CHF 45 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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A210 / 1189
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GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT
GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT

CHF 45 000

LARGE REPRESENTATIVE DISPLAY PLATE

London, 1717/18. Maker's mark Paul de Lamerie.
Round shape with a rim of strong, slightly twisted gadroons and a wavy frieze. Large coat of arms engraving in the center. The rather sober design of the plate is contrasted by the magnificent and fine coat of arms engraving in the center. An elaborate, symmetrically designed cartouche of rocaille, vases and floral decorations is engraved in a circle on a horizontally hatched background, flanked by two shield holders. In the middle of the cartouche is the crowned coat of arms of Melusine Baroness von der Schulenburg. From 1691, she was the mistress of the then Elector Prince Georg Ludwig (1660-1727) of Brunswick-Lüneburg. When he ascended the English throne as George I in 1714, Melusine followed her lover to England. In 1716, he bestowed upon her the non-hereditary title of Duchess of Munster, which can be traced back to the ducal crown above her coat of arms. Also in 1716, Paul de Lamerie, the maître of the plate on offer, was appointed royal goldsmith by George I. Against the backdrop of this historical context, the large representative display plate appears to have been commissioned by the English king for Melusine Baroness von der Schulenburg.
D 58 cm, 4390 g.

CHF 70 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.

A208 / 1057
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LARGE REPRESENTATIVE DISPLAY PLATE
LARGE REPRESENTATIVE DISPLAY PLATE

CHF 70 000

IMPORTANT GOLD AND ENAMEL TABATIÈRE

Paris, ca. 1770. Maker's mark Charles Le Bastier.
Oval box with a flat hinged lid. The wall decorated all around with gray-white speckled enamel and with oval, green enameled medallions, each decorated with a bas-relief in gold. The lid with an oval medallion on a green background with a gold frame decorated with laurel and flowers and a central bas-relief of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). The inside of the lid contains an oval frame with hair arranged in a diamond shape behind a small glass panel with a forget-me-not motif, which probably originates from Marie-Antoinette. As with most tabatières made by Le Bastier, the inner base of the box is stamped with the reference number (here No. 504). Original storage box made of green lizard leather.
L: 6.6 cm, 100 g.

CHF 16 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.

A208 / 1159
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IMPORTANT GOLD AND ENAMEL TABATIÈRE
IMPORTANT GOLD AND ENAMEL TABATIÈRE

CHF 16 250

NATURALISTIC TEA SERVICE

Japan, ca. 1890 (Meiji period). Probably manufactured by Sadajiro Musashiya.
Comprising: a teapot, a water ewer, a bowl, a lidded bowl, a tea strainer, and a tray, in original wooden box. All pieces are extremely detailed and naturalistically designed in the form of lotus flowers and pistils with insects, frogs and snails. The design of this tea service follows the tradition of Japanese ivory and wood carvings.
L Tray 41.5 cm, total 3230 g.

CHF 23 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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A208 / 1233
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NATURALISTIC TEA SERVICE
NATURALISTIC TEA SERVICE

CHF 23 750

BOTTLE WITH SCREW CAP

Gdansk, ca. 1680. Maker's mark Johann Gottfried Holl.
Parcel-gilt. Pear-shaped bottle on a circular foot ring. The walls are opulently chased and punched with acanthus leaves and fruit. Screw cap with a wavy rim and hinged handle.
H 20.5 cm, 745 g.

CHF 10 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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A206 / 1058*
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BOTTLE WITH SCREW CAP
BOTTLE WITH SCREW CAP

CHF 10 625

SET OF SIX CANDLESTICKS

Edinburgh, 1772/73. Maker's mark Patrick Robertson.
Column-shaped shaft on a square plinth. Engraved initial H under a crown. Drip pan unmarked.
H 16 cm, 3,465 g.

CHF 10 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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A206 / 1193*
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SET OF SIX CANDLESTICKS
SET OF SIX CANDLESTICKS

CHF 10 625

SILVER-GILT EWER WITH BASIN

Nuremberg, ca. 1636-39. Maker's mark Johann III. Wolff.
The ewer and basin are closely related and form a compositional unit. The oval basin has a curved rim decorated with chased and punched scrolls and shells. Four cartouches are directed to the center of the basin and are decorated with putti riding sea monsters. The ewer has a tall, baluster-shaped foot, and features the continuation of the design of the basin. Short spout with a sculpted dolphin head. Lion finial with escutcheon and engraved coat of arms of the Harsdorf family of Enderndorf under Baronial crown. The foot of the ewer of later date.
Basin 46 × 38 cm, ewer H 24.5 cm. Total weight 1,770 g.

CHF 34 800 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.

A204 / 1048*
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SILVER-GILT EWER WITH BASIN
SILVER-GILT EWER WITH BASIN

CHF 34 800