KOLLER VIEW 1/23

Tower clock by Martin Käppelin Little is known about Martin Käppelin, who worked in Lucerne and came from a family of clockmakers. It was not until the 17 th century that clockmakers who made tower clocks and house-shaped clocks were active in Lucerne. Jürgen Abeler mentions a first work by Mar- te Käppelin (Martin’s uncle or father) in 1604, a repair to the church clock in Sarnen. A turret clock by Martin Käppelin, dated to around 1650, is in the collection of the Swiss National Museum. Lucerne, circa 1680. Signed Martin Käppelin. Gilt brass. H 37.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 30 000/50 000 Ercole de’ Roberti and Workshop De’ Roberti was a member of the ‘Ferrara School’, a group of artists in the service of the noble Estes, one of the oldest families in Italy. King and Counselors. Oil and tempera on panel. 15 × 11 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/60 000 Willem Claesz. Heda Claesz. Heda was one of themost important still life painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This early work belongs to the group of so-called ‘Monochrome Banquetjes’ which, in contrast to ostentatious de- pictions of opulently laid tables, depict modest meals. They also use a reduced colour palette rath- er than a lavish one. Still lifes painted in Haarlem during this period are characterised by their subtle use of light. This painting was on loan to the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem for ten years. Still life with Roemer and lemon. 1630. Oil on panel. 41.5 × 57.3 cm. Estimate: CHF 400 000/600 000 Jacopo del Sellaio and Workshop This charming Florentine Renaissance panel was created as a devotional painting focusing on the adoration of the Christ child by his mother. Praying Madonna and Child. Oil on panel. 77.5 × 44.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/60 000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DECORATIVE ARTS Stephan Koller skoller@kollerauctions.com PORCELAIN Sabine Neumaier neumaier@kollerauctions.com OLD MASTER & 19 TH CENTURY PAINTINGS Karoline Weser weser@kollerauctions.com ONLINE CATALOGUES www.kollerauctions.com