Strauss & Co unveils luxury solitaires and fine jewels in their upcoming Diamond Edition auctions online Day Sale from May 17-27, 2024 and live virtual Evening Sale on May 27, 2024
The Diamond Edition Day & Evening Sale
Archived: Rare Portrait of Childhood by Peter Clarke at Strauss Auction
In a long career spanning 85 years, Peter Clarke produced remarkably few portraits of children making this Portrait of a Young Boy a rare find.
Strauss & Co expands its regional presence, offering valuations, sales & talks across the country
Since its establishment in 2008, Strauss & Co has become the global leader in the South African art market. With head offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and online sales that reach audiences across the globe, Strauss & Co is now expanding its regional footprint and establishing a physical presence outside of the major metropoles. Its team of specialists, now situated in multiple regions, are able to meet clients where they are.
Archived: Strauss Spring Auction Set to Surprise and Delight
Strauss & Co’s Spring auction on 12 October at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands promises a veritable cornucopia of rare and beautiful South African and international art from Irma Stern, JH Pierneef, Pieter Wenning, Jean Welz, Walter Battiss and Erik Laubscher to Robert Hodgins, William Kentridge and Penny Siopis. Younger artists include Georgina Gratrix, Athi-Patra Ruga, 2015 winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art, and Mohau Modisakeng. An early hand-coloured print by Colin Richards is likely to appeal to discerning collectors. International works range from seventeenth-century portrait paintings to works by Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse and Diego Rivera.
Archived: Erik Laubscher: Toast of the Town
By Sean O’Toole. Rejection can be motivating force in an artist’s life. Take the definitive “no” that prefaced the start of much-loved painter Erik Laubscher’s prodigious career. In 1946, Tulbagh-born Laubscher, whose work is now highly sought after, knocked on a door at the Michaelis School of Fine Art and enquired from a secretary about his application to study at this prestigious Cape Town art school.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s June Timed Online Auction Features Renowned Contemporary and Early 20th Century Artists
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house is pleased to announce its upcoming June timed online auction, featuring an impressive selection of artworks by well-known contemporary painters and early 20th century masters. The auction will open on Monday, 4th June, and presents an exciting opportunity for art collectors and enthusiasts to acquire excellent pieces for
Archived: Wines from Burgundy & Champagne
The Strauss & Co Fine Wine department is proud to offer wines from Burgundy & Champagne in our current timed online auction, closing on Monday, 12th June. There are 106 lots going under the hammer featuring mature South African and French fine wines. The wines of Burgundy and single vineyard Champagnes are produced in small quantities and command
Archived: Rare collections of the world’s leading wines to be sold, together with a uniquely minted NFT, by Strauss & Co.
CAPE TOWN: Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auctions unveils six significant collections of the world’s greatest wines, that have also been minted as NFTs, including Penfolds Grange, Domaine de La Romanée Conti, Château Mouton Rothchild, Château d’Yquem, Screaming Eagle and Harlan Estate that will be sold online in July 2023 (Registration and Bidding now open
Archived: Strauss & Co honours sculptors past and present with a dedicated sale and exhibition
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details for C.100 Sculptures, a timed-online auction of modern and contemporary South African sculpture in various media that closes on Wednesday, 5 July 2023. The auction features rare and important bronzes by artists Deborah Bell, Ezrom Legae and Haroon Gunn-Salie from The John and Elisabeth Bradley Collection.
Archived: Strauss & Co Celebrating Silver
Leading South African auction house, Strauss & Co, is delighted to present a selection of exquisite silverware in its upcoming June timed online auction.
