– Record-breaking sale total - South African record for Alexis Preller - 93% value sell-through rate
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Tanzanian modernists shine in the inaugural Art Auction East Africa
NAIROBI – A strong turnout of prospective buyers to the inaugural edition of Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co, a successful new collaboration between Nairobi-based Danda Jaroljmek’s Circle Art Agency and South African auction house Strauss & Co, produced robust bidding for rare and important art from East Africa and beyond. There was especially
Archived: Works from two important collections feature on Strauss & Co’s 2019 April online sale
Enthusiastic bidding is expected at the upcoming Strauss & Co Online-Only auction in the wake of the recent Cape Town sale’s record-breaking tally of R106-million
The Starcke Collection of African Art to Go Under the Hammer at Strauss & Co
Strauss & Co is honoured to present The Starcke Collection of African Art, an extraordinary private collection assembled by the late Anna Starcke, journalist, socio-political analyst and passionate patron of African culture. This timed online auction will close from 2 pm on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 and forms part of Strauss & Co’s November Auction
Archived: African landscapes by Alexander Lindsay, descendent of Lady Anne Barnard on view in her former Cape home
THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER LINDSAY 19th April – 5th May 2019 Private View, Thursday 18th April 2019, 6pm – 9pm The Vineyard Hotel, Colinton Road, off Protea Road, Newlands, Cape Town The Vineyard Hotel, in association with Strauss & Co, is delighted to present the inaugural exhibition of Alexander Lindsay’s Southern African photography.
Strauss & Co November Flagship Sales offer landmark museum-exhibited South African modern art including Pemba, Laubser and Preller
A major event in the Johannesburg auction calendar, Strauss & Co’s November Flagship Sales (17–19 November 2025) will showcase the finest South African modern and contemporary art across four auctions. The live-virtual Evening Sale (Tuesday, 18 November, 7pm) features landmark works from museum retrospectives of Maggie Laubser, George Pemba and Alexis Preller. Maggie Laubser’s double-sided
Archived: Strauss & Co set to establish ground-breaking fine wine auctions in South Africa
In a trailblazing initiative, South Africa’s foremost auction house, Strauss & Co, has entered a joint venture with leading online wine merchant, Wine Cellar, and top sommelier, Higgo Jacobs, to launch a Fine Wine Auction programme.
Strauss & Co unearths rare Single Cask Brandies in an exclusive Cape Fine Brandy Auction
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading wine and art auction house, is proud to announce the Strauss & Co Cape Fine Brandy Auction from 2 – 17 November 2025. The timed-online sale features a definitive selection of the most rare and exceptional, aged Cape Fine Brandies, from the depths of South Africa’s greatest distillers. ‘Bespoke
Archived: Asian Decorative Arts and Jewellery Focus in Strauss & Co’s 2019 May Online Sale
Following their most successful auction to date held in Cape Town in March this year, Strauss & Co is delighted to offer the balance of pieces from the Dr JR and Mary Strong Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, as well as those from the Estate Late Sol Munitz Collection, both seasoned collectors.
Strauss & Co establishes a new benchmark price for Stern portraits of female sitters
• Stern portrait from 1946 sells for ZAR21 731 250 / US$ 1 266 619 • African record for Stern portrait depicting female sitter • Stern’s international visibility draws multiple bidders The impressive result, the highest price ever paid for a Stern portrait of a female sitter in Africa, comes at a time of extraordinary international visibility for the artist.
