Strauss & Co is proud to present ‘Woven Legacies: Tradition & Innovation.’ The Timed Online Sale — opening on 2 February and closing on 24 February 2025 from 2 pm — celebrates creativity and cultural heritage by showcasing the evolution of artisanal craftsmanship across the African continent.
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 is delighted to announce ‘February ART’, a thoughtfully curated timed online auction, closing on 10 February at 2 pm. The sale brings together a selection of works spanning multiple mediums, including works on paper, books, ceramics, photography and sculpture, by both South African and international artists.
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.
Strauss & Co is proud to be among the finalists for the 21st Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, partnered by Hollard.
The current Strauss & Co online auction includes an impressive selection of works from the Natal School as well as an outstanding representation of Scandinavian jewellery, silver and furniture.
Strauss & Co is proud to present a unique exhibition of the wares from the Kalahari Studio (1948 – 1973) at our Johannesburg premises, 89 Central Street, Houghton Estates from 3 to 28 February 2025. The wares are drawn from the extensive private collection of Tony Fornali. The show also celebrates the publication of the definitive book on the wares produced by the Studio. Written by Fornali, the book will be launched on Tuesday, 4 February 2025.
Strauss & Co is thrilled to be the recipient of this year’s Chairman’s Premier Award at the 21st BASA Awards which were held today at the Victoria Yards complex in Lorentzville, Johannesburg. The prestigious award comes in the year of the company’s 10th anniversary.
Strauss & Co is delighted to present the highly anticipated auction of The Botterblom Collection by Frances vH Mohair Studio.
A magisterial floral still life by Irma Stern, South Africa’s foremost painter, is the highlight of Strauss & Co’s bountiful crop of offerings at its forthcoming spring sale in Cape Town on 15 October. Painted in 1947, Dahlias (estimate R8 – 12 million) is a peak-period Stern depicting a favoured flower and additionally claims an impeccable provenance.
