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.
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.
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.
Foschini and RICH MNISI celebrate 100 x 10, turning fashion into philanthropy
When a century of heritage meets a decade of reinvention, something extraordinary takes shape. On 30 October 2025, Foschini and RICH MNISI will host a charity auction in partnership with Strauss & Co, where one-of-one pieces will become instruments of change. This collaboration marks the intersection of two South African milestones: Foschini’s centenary year and
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.
