Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house, achieved R195.9 million (R195 936 848) in the period January through June from eight sales.
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Reservoir curates 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Benefit Auction with Strauss & Co
Stellenbosch: Strauss & Co, proudly presents 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Benefit Auction, curated by RESERVOIR. The auction will be available for public viewing at Stellenbosch City Hall from 11 – 19 October 2025, with the online auction closing on 20 October 2025. True to RESERVOIR’s commitment to championing contemporary art, the auction brings together works
Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019 decorative arts sale features two impressive single-owner collections
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its forthcoming decorative arts sale in Cape Town, due to be held at the Vineyard Hotel on Monday, 7 October. Presented twice annually in Cape Town, this specialist sale is well known for featuring important single-owner collections. The catalogue for the upcoming spring sale includes art and objets from China, England and Japan drawn from two notable collections: the Andrew Newall Collection and the Estate late Mrs Sonia Lapin.
The Fine Jewellery Sale
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘The Fine Jewellery Sale’, launching online on our website on Friday, 26th September 2025, with a live Evening Sale on Monday, 27th October 2025, in Cape Town. The auction features an exceptional selection of jewellery pieces from luxury jewellery houses, including South Africa’s own Browns and famed international
Archived: Two centuries of artistic innovation compiled in Strauss & Co’s 2019 spring sale
A stirring Irma Stern portrait of a Watussi woman, painted on Stern’s second trip to the Belgian Congo in 1946, leads Strauss & Co’s impressive offering of historical paintings at its forthcoming spring sale in Cape Town. The widely exhibited painting, which is valued at R9 – 12 million, will go on sale at the Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, on 7 October, along with three portraits by Maggie Laubser and a diverse selection of works by J.H. Pierneef, among them five joyous paintings from a single-owner collection.
Strauss & Co announces programme for 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co is proud to be a silver sponsor of the 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees (11–19 October 2025), which this year marks its 25th anniversary with a vibrant programme of more than 400 productions under the theme “Share”. Guided by Strauss & Co director and art patron Caro Wiese, Strauss &
Archived: Single-owner collections shine at Strauss & Co’s 2019 upbeat spring sale
• 688-lot sale totals R55 million • Top lot – Irma Stern’s Watussi Woman with Mountains realises R10 242 000 • 3 new world records established including Judith Mason, Neil Rodger and Walter Meyer • JH Pierneef’s early Impressionistic work Gold & Green, Rooiplaat, N.T. sells for R2 732 200, 4 times the pre-sale estimate • Decorative Arts and Jewellery combined achieve a total of R12 million
Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 November sale explores South African art 2019 love affair with Paris
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of the theme for its forthcoming Johannesburg sale, due to be held at its Houghton offices on Monday, 11 November. The summer sale will focus collectors’ attention on the strong influence Paris has exerted on South African art throughout the twentieth century.
Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction: Engen Cellar Collection
Strauss & Co is proud to present a landmark fine wine auction celebrating South Africa’s vinous heritage – featuring the Engen Cellar Collection, an extraordinary private cellar that includes some of the rarest and most historically significant South African wines from the 1970s to 1980s. This cellar has exceeded all expectations in both condition and consistency, particularly remarkable given the age of the
Archived: The Strauss Art Hub on the Keyes Art Mile
Strauss & Co is delighted to announce its participation in the form of an Art Hub at the Trumpet Building, located on the Keyes Art Mile in Johannesburg, to coincide with the FNB Joburg Art Fair (6–9 September 2018). This partnership, which is spearheaded by the Keyes Art Mile and coordinated by respected curator Lucy McGarry, includes an extensive education and hospitality programme.
