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: Auction Preview Walkabout: May 2021 Virtual Live
Join Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist Dr Alastair Meredith on a walkabout through the May 2021 Virtual Live Auction preview, as he discusses some of the top lots to be sold in Johannesburg on 17 & 18 May 2021.
Archived: Frank Kilbourn on 702. Radio: Art as an investment
Strauss & Co Chairperson Frank Kilbourn joins the Azania Mosaka show on 702. Radio for their Art Education series.
Archived: Bidding for a better future
Art for the Arch Auction for the Tutu Legacy Fund
Archived: Strong demand for mid-century painting and furniture at Strauss & Co sale
An eruptive cheer greeted the R10.4 million sale of Alexis Preller’s dazzling 1965 composition Boy with a Crocodile following suspenseful rivalry between two collectors vying by telephone and online channels for this outstanding painting.
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: Strauss & Co’s mid-winter sale attracts over 700 bidders and earns R7.5 million
Strauss & Co’s marathon winter live-streamed auction of nearly 800 lots offered by its three departments concluded on Monday, 12 July with combined earnings of nearly R7.5 million.
Eastern Cape Echoes: Selected Works from Tsitsikamma to Lusikisiki, July ART, Johannesburg spotlight sale & more
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘Eastern Cape Echoes: Selected Works from Tsitsikamma to Lusikisiki’, a sale that brings together a selection of artworks by artists who either originate from, live in, or draw inspiration from the Eastern Cape — a region where storytelling takes root in fertile ground. Included in the Timed Online
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: Burgundy and Champagne – Virtual Live Fine Wine Auction
Wines produced from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, especially in the hallowed Burgundy region, are some of the most desirable in the world. Our Burgundy and Champagne theme offers a trove of the very best wines.
