Press Office
2011 Archive
- Dec 01. Chairman's Report 2011
- Dec 01. Art and Glass Sparkle at Strauss & Cos Cape Town Auction in February
- Nov 07. South African art records continue to be broken
- Oct 15. Gerard Sekoto at the Pinnacle of his Career
- Oct 14. Will tallest Sithole break new auction records?
- Sep 26. Strauss continues to set new South African art records
- Aug 29. Stunning Stern comes to the market
- Aug 23. Stunning Stern leads the field at Strauss & Co's Cape Town auction in September
- Jul 21. Over R718 000 raised for art bursaries at Michaelis
- Jul 05. ALUMNI AND STAFF EXHIBITION and AUCTION Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
- May 20. Greater Strength and Variety in the Art Market
- Apr 14. Good Value in Quality Art at Strauss & Co
- Apr 13. Pieter Wenning, an underrated artist
- Apr 01. Flower name raises over half a million
- Mar 16. Art beats JSE Index
- Mar 08. An expensive cup of coffee
- Feb 03. Two Early Cape Paintings
- Jan 28. Two milestones in South African Art back under the hammer
- Jan 21. Collectors spoilt for choice at Strauss & Co's Cape Town auction in March
An expensive cup of coffee
March 8, 2011 [ Archived ]
A Cape Silver coffee pot by an unknown 18th century Cape silversmith with the initials HNS last night sold for R512 400.
This was followed closely by a Cape silver sugar basket by the same silversmith which sold for R490 160. The two pieces realised over R1 million. These are the two most expensive pieces of Cape silver ever sold. Both pieces more than doubled the previous highest price paid for a piece of South African silver. They were sold on Monday night at an auction held in Cape Town by South Africa’s premier fine art auction house Strauss & Co. These pieces were held in the Du Plessis family for six generations, having been first acquired in the 1780s. Both pieces featured on South African postage stamps issued in November 1985.
For further information,
Bina Genovese
Media Liaison, bina@straussart.co.za
083 680 9944
www.straussart.co.za
