As we revel in the warmth of spring, Strauss & Co is pleased to announce its jewellery auction, “The Fine Gem Edition,” featuring a remarkable selection of exquisite gemstone jewellery. This sale celebrates jewellery that goes beyond mere adornment, evoking a rich heritage of craftsmanship through a dialogue between human creativity and Earth’s geological processes.
Much loved Afrikaans actor, director, author, screenwriter and producer Tos Du Toit’s collection of South African art will be sold at Strauss & Co on Monday 7 November in Johannesburg.
CAPE TOWN – Two works by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso lead a worldly consignment of painting, sculpture, graphics and photography in Strauss & Co’s annual International Sale, due to be held on Tuesday, 22 October 2024. This time- and geography-spanning sale also includes various works by distinguished artists like John Baldessari, Louise Bourgeois, Henry Moore, Shirin Neshat and Mimmo Paladino from the collection of legendary Johannesburg art dealer Linda Givon.
The sale of rare and important paintings by Alexis Preller, some held in major collections and unseen for decades, capped a day of vigorous bidding at Strauss & Co’s summer auction in Johannesburg. This auction of important South African and international art, the last of Strauss & Co’s four annual live sales, drew a full house to the city’s illustrious Wanderers Club.
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading wine and art auction house, is proud to announce the Strauss & Co Cape Fine Brandy Auction from 6-18 November 2024. The timed-online sale features a definitive selection of the most rare and exceptional, aged Cape Fine Brandies, from the depths of South Africa’s greatest distillers.
Strauss & Co – Important South African and International Art – Johannesburg 7 November 2016
Strauss & Co is pleased to present October ART, a timed online auction showcasing a rich array of works. The sale highlights important and interesting works through sessions including Art Club, Impression/Expression, and Re/View, alongside the impressive works by esteemed printmaker Wendy Vincent.
A year of robust auction sales at Strauss & Co has seen South Africa’s leading auction house achieve a record turnover of R218 million (a 4% increase on 2015).
London – The enduring originality, resilience and courage of African womxn artists will be showcased this autumn in London as Strauss & Co juxtaposes modernist pioneers like Irma Stern, Ruth Everard-Haden, Maggie Laubser and Gladys Mgudlandlu, with later 20th century innovators Esther Mahlangu, Judith Mason and Penny Siopis.
Strauss & Co posted a record turnover of R215 million in 2016, the highest combined income achieved by the company in a single year since its inception in 2009. While the narrative around individual sales matter, it was Strauss & Co’s capacity to achieve a sell-through rate of over 80% at its four live auctions in Johannesburg and Cape Town that contributed to its resounding performance.
