Valuations

Strauss & Co is well placed to offer expert appraisals for auction, private sale, probate, and insurance with a focus on South African and African Art. Our team of specialists are knowledgeable in modern, post-war, and contemporary art, design, furniture, fibre art, ceramics, silverware, watches, jewellery, and wine.

Submit a Valuation Request

Please select a department and complete your online valuation.

Art

Decorative Arts & Design

Jewellery

Wine

feb online

CONSIGNMENT CALL

Modern and Contemporary Art

Consigning works for our November sale focused on artists like Irma Stern, Alexis Preller, JH Pierneef, Gerard Sekoto, George Pemba and Maggie Laubser.

CONTACT
art@straussart.co.za

feb online

Private Sales Enquiries

Through Private Sales, Strauss & Co connects buyers and sellers of art — offering a discreet service that aligns specific artworks with collectors’ wishlists.

CONTACT
kirsty@straussart.co.za

feb online

CONSIGNMENT CALL

Modern and Contemporary Art

Inviting works of Modern and Contemporary Art for our March 2026 Cape Town Flagship Sale.

CONTACT
art@straussart.co.za

feb online

CONSIGNMENT CALL

Watches

Calling for collectible, vintage and luxury men's dive watches and chronographs.

CONTACT
Johannesburg: tatiana@straussart.co.za
Cape Town: jill@straussart.co.za

Specialists

Strauss & Co’s team of specialists are an important source of knowledge. Their accumulated expertise is essential to the successful identification, preparation and display of individual works for sale.

Art Department

Johannesburg

Wilhelm van Rensburg

Senior Art Specialist & Head Curator

Cape Town

Leigh Leyde

Art Specialist

Winelands

Marion Dixon

Senior Art Specialist

Mossel Bay to Gqeberha

Ian Hunter

Senior Art Specialist

KwaZulu-Natal

Bryony Clark

Art Specialist

Design, Furniture, Ceramics, Watches and Fibre Art, all regions

All Regions

Jill van Dugteren

Decorative Arts Coordinator

Silverware Department

All Regions

Khanya Daniels-Poyiya

Specialist

Jewellery Department

All Regions

Tatiana Retzlaff

Researcher and Cataloguer

Fine Wine Department

All Regions

Sarah Jordaan

Head of Department
Wine

First Thursdays Art Valuations

Know the Value of Your Art

Join Strauss & Co’s Art Specialists on the first Thursday of every month at our Johannesburg & Cape Town offices for confidential expert appraisals.

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Buying & Selling at Strauss & Co

Learn how to value your items and how to place them on auction, selling at the right price.

Sell on Auction

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Valuations

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