A reverence for antiquity is evident in the marble masterpiece Volupté. It was carved in 1915 by the Norwegian-born American sculptor Arthur Lee, who had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Although he lived in an age of artistic revolution, he remained a devoted classicist, once declaring: ‘I believe in the enduring virtues of design, drawing, living form, rhythm and proportion’

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Two giants of American and French literature meet in Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires, published in Paris in 1857. This collection of chilling short stories — written by Edgar Allan Poe and translated by Charles Baudelaire — also has a remarkable binding, with incised, hand-painted images evoking two of Poe’s tales: The Black Cat and The Fall of the House of Usher

Estimate: €1,000-1,500
until 5‌ November‌, Online

This majestic ruby and diamond star brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, dates from the late 19th century. An oval-shaped ruby of 10.07 carats surrounded by old and rose-cut diamonds in a radiating silver and gold setting, it was inherited by Helena Violet Alice Fraser, later 3rd Countess of Stradbroke, who wore it with her ceremonial robes at the coronation of Edward VII in 1902

Estimate: CHF 1,100,000-1,600,000
11‌ November‌, Geneva

The Dutch painter Johannes Helder is known for scenes of everyday life. His 1901 work Hidden Man, Armed with a Pistol, however, is quite different in tone, being part of a group of trompe l’oeil images he made of menacing armed men. Here, the picture frame seems to enclose a recessed window with a dangerous-looking individual lurking behind the broken shutter

Estimate: €8,000-12,000
6-18‌ November‌, Online