• One week remains to bid in Strauss & Co’s Luxury Jewellery Edition: October Live and Online auctions, which conclude on 19 October 2026. • Pearl quality is a particular focus, with Strauss & Co assessing lustre, nacre, surface, shape, colour, size, calibration and brand before accepting pieces for auction. • Fancy-cut natural diamonds and a significant loose
Cape Town: Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Luxury Jewellery Edition: October Live and Online Jewellery sales bring together natural diamonds, exceptional pearls and coloured gemstones, with both auctions opening on 25 September and concluding on 19 October 2026. This season, the auction house is highlighting jewellery of consequence: pieces selected as much for the quality and
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