Strauss & Co’s forthcoming March sale in Cape Town includes a fine selection of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works art, English silverware and Cape furniture from two distinguished single-owner collections. The impeccable consignments from the Dr J.R. and Mary Strong Collection and Dr Johan Bolt Collection showcase artisanal traditions from various cultural epochs. Collectively, they evidence the role of passion and connoisseurship in building a collection.
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Suite of Rare Early Wildlife Drawings by William Kentridge from the Engen Collection poised to go under the hammer at Strauss & Co
In 1985, approaching 30, William Kentridge was commissioned to produce a suite of wildlife drawings for energy company Mobil’s new Cape Town headquarters, designed by architect Louis Karol. The suite of 15 drawings he delivered, now part ofthe Engen Collection, reveal Kentridge’s remarkable skill as a draughtsman. By turns illustrative, humorous, melancholic, surreal and possibly even prophetic in the case of his composition featuring an overturned rhino, they also demonstrate his deft
Archived: Strauss & Co shatters R100-million barrier
– Record-breaking sale total - South African record for Alexis Preller - 93% value sell-through rate
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
