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Flower name raises over half a million
1 Apr 2011
The Mount Nelson, Cape Town: Last night at a charity auction conducted by Stephan Welz, Managing Director of Strauss & Co on behalf of WWF, the opportunity of naming a new found species of iris raised R550 000.
Iris
The Mount Nelson, Cape Town: Tonight at a charity auction conducted by Stephan Welz, Managing Director of Strauss & Co on behalf of WWF, the opportunity of naming a new found species of iris raised R550 000.
After competitive bidding, the successful bidders, Mike and Rose Heinabach bought the rights to name the rare newly discovered West Coast iris. This is the first time that a plant species name has been auctioned in Africa.
Dr Morne’ du Plessis, CEO of WWF was ecstatic at the generosity of the Heinabach’s.
Bina Genovese
bina@straussart.co.za
083 680 9944
www.straussart.co.za
2011 Press Releases
December
- 1 Dec 2011 Art and Glass Sparkle at Strauss & Co's Cape Town Auction in February
- 1 Dec 2011 Chairman's Report 2011
November
October
- 14 Oct 2011 Will tallest Sithole break new auction records?
- 15 Oct 2011 Gerard Sekoto at the Pinnacle of his Career
September
August
- 23 Aug 2011 Stunning Stern leads the field at Strauss & Co's Cape Town auction in September
- 29 Aug 2011 Stunning Stern comes to the market
July
- 5 Jul 2011 ALUMNI AND STAFF EXHIBITION and AUCTION & Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
- 21 Jul 2011 Over R718 000 raised for art bursaries at Michaelis
May
- 10 May 2011 Lost painting by Stern recalls one of South Africa's greatest musicians
- 20 May 2011 Greater Strength and Variety in the Art Market
April
- 1 Apr 2011 Flower name raises over half a million
- 13 Apr 2011 Pieter Wenning, an underrated artist
- 14 Apr 2011 Good Value in Quality Art at Strauss & Co
March
- 8 Mar 2011 An expensive cup of coffee
- 16 Mar 2011 Art beats JSE Index
February
- 3 Feb 2011 Two Early Cape Paintings
January
