Strauss & Co, South Africa’s preeminent auction house, successfully concluded its 2020 sales drive with an upbeat online-only auction of modern, post-war and contemporary art, decorative arts and fine wine. The auction netted a combined total of R7.4 million from 483 lots sold. The top-selling lot was an enigmatic quadriptych from 1995 by modernist painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, which sold for R234 500.
Year: 2020
Archived: Strauss & Co’s Pierneef selection comprises everything from the iconic to the unique
A majestic vertical landscape, a unique still life with red flowers, an arresting Cape marine landscape and an iconic bushveld scene with camel-thorn trees, all of them painted by J.H. Pierneef, form part of a trove of works by this celebrated modernist painter due to go under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s dynamic four-day virtual sale NORTH/SOUTH (8 – 11 November).
Archived: Stern marine landscape leads Strauss & Co’s offering of rare and high-value lots
Luxury and collectability is a hallmark of each of the 928 lots of visual art, decorative arts, furniture, jewellery and fine wine featured in Strauss & Co’s forthcoming marquee sale, NORTH/SOUTH (8-11 November 2020). Spread over four days and composed of eight curated sessions, this dynamic hybrid auction features a number of rare and high-value lots of particular interest to collectors.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s NORTH/SOUTH sale topped by Irma Stern, but new trends emerge
Private and institutional bidders from over 20 countries on five continents participated in Strauss & Co’s first-ever dual-city marquee sale, NORTH/SOUTH, which concluded on 11 November with sales totalling R98.6 million from 628 lots sold achieving a 70% sell-through rate and three new world records. Held concurrently in two locations, Cape Town and Johannesburg, the multi-day sale attracted a mix of online, telephone and in-person bidders drawn by the first-rate consignment of collectable art, fine wines, decorative arts and jewellery.
Archived: Contemporary South African ceramics get star billing in Strauss & Co sale
As part of its commitment to developing new collectors, Strauss & Co is proud to announce a focus on contemporary South African ceramics in its forthcoming NORTH/SOUTH sale. A vital medium with a rich history, Strauss & Co has devoted an entire session to showcasing the best examples of South African ceramics in a session titled New Collector. This new and long-overdue session will be held on the penultimate day of Strauss & Co’s ambitious, four-day sale, on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 at 2pm.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s healthy sale affirms resilience and liquidity of collector market
The dynamic transition to online marketing and sales, coupled with a strategic international technology partnership with Invaluable.com and – most importantly – the heartening support from its loyal clients, enabled Strauss & Co to achieve solid turnover in its maiden virtual auction. Held over two days in full compliance with national health regulations, with auctioneers leading the live-streamed sale from studios set up in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the nearly 650-lot sale earned R79 million with a lot sell-through rate of 77.34% and value sell-through rate of 78.61%.
Archived: From Volschenk to Armstrong: Two centuries of South African art on view in Strauss & Co’s large-scale online auction
With museums and galleries closed during Covid-19 health lockdown, Strauss & Co’s online sale of Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine (25 May – 1 June) offers an inspiring journey through two centuries of art from South Africa, and beyond. Like a museum with many annexes, the 500-lot sale covers a range of artistic genres and periods, and features a handsome showcase of decorative arts and wines inspired by Chenin and Pinotage.
Archived: Scenes of spaciousness and color top Strauss & Co’s 2019 June online auction
Scenes of open ranges and domestic beauty by a diverse list of artists substantially contributed to Strauss & Co’s positive June online sale, which earned R5.6 million from the 72% lots sold. JH Pierneef, a master of spaciousness and rural quiet, was the star performer, with three works by him placing in the top ten lots sold.
Archived: Supporting Workers in the Golf Industry
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Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019 three-day July sale climaxes with an impressive survey collection of art
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its high-quality offerings from its forthcoming virtual auction, which will be led by auctioneers in studios in Johannesburg and Cape Town and live-streamed through Invaluable.com over three consecutive days in late July. The sale commences on Sunday 26 July with a session devoted to fine wines from three esteemed Cape winemakers – Boekenhoutskloof, Klein Constantia and Kanonkop – and climaxes with the offering of two notable single-owner collections on Tuesday 28 July.
