Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.


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Johan Anton Bünning

Cape Colony 

Active: 1758-1793

Johan Anton Bünning was a German born Cape silversmith. Bünning came to the Cape in 1758 as a soldier in the service of The Dutch East India Company. Married Helena of the Cape. As a member of the Lutheran Church, he took an active role in in having the Lutheran allowed freedom to worship at the Cape. It is surprising, therefore that he was commissioned by the Dutch Reformed Church of Stellenbosch to make an inkstand, the mounts and bells for two alms-bags, and a table bell in 1773.

His name is sometimes listed as Benning.

We have not offered any works by Johan Anton Bünning at auction

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