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Art session proves no recession
6 Oct 2012
Strauss & Co: At yesterdays Strauss & Co auction which took place at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, the extraordinary results totalling in excess of R37 million proved that the best art, decorative arts and jewellery are in great demand. Bidders competed actively for desirable items which were from private collections, fresh to the market and rarely seen at auction.
Three new artist records were broken, for Johannes Meintjes’ Swazi Landscape that sold for R666 000, Cecily Sash’s Young Violinist that sold for R188 700 and Gerard Bhengu’s Figures in a Kraal that sold for R155 400. Irma Stern continues to dominate art markets with her Still Life with Pomegranates achieving R7 798 000 and Câmara de Lobos, Madeira selling for R2 005 200. Other highlights include a William Kentridge drawing and a Stanley Pinker painting both selling for 891 200 as well as a unique Walter Battiss painting which sold for R779 800. Ferocious bidding for several major sculptures resulted in Dylan Lewis’s Sitting Cheetahs realising R724 100.
The 55 lots of jewellery from the Vivienne Linder Collection sold for a total of R2,4 million. The top lot was a glamorous pair of diamond ear pendants which sold for R233 940 almost ten times the pre-sale estimate. Quality furniture faired well and high prices were achieved, amongst others, for a pair of Chinese Famille Rose Temple Jars and a pair of Swedish walnut bookcases formally belonging to the famous soccer player Kevin Keegan selling for R122 540 respectively.
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2012 Press Releases
December
November
- 12 Nov 2012 Rare Early Maggie Laubser Paintings found for Strauss Summer Auction
- 12 Nov 2012 Whether stealing or selling SA, Art spells out millions
October
- 6 Oct 2012 Art session proves no recession
- 9 Oct 2012 Keerweder - A Whale of a Sale by Patrick Chapman
- 11 Oct 2012 Museum quality artwork in Strauss & Co's November auction
- 24 Oct 2012 Lucas Sithole's 'Young Girl'
- 24 Oct 2012 Museum quality works for sale at Strauss & Co
- 24 Oct 2012 Pieter Hugo - A personal vision of the pioneering spirit of man
- 24 Oct 2012 Pricey Prellers prevail
- 24 Oct 2012 Robert Hodgins - People Watcher with a wicked sense of humour
- 24 Oct 2012 Rock Art and its lasting influence on JH Pierneef and Walter Battiss
- 24 Oct 2012 The allure of the landscape - Adolph Jentsch and the panoramas of Namibia
- 25 Oct 2012 Strauss & Co's Keerweder triumph
September
- 6 Sep 2012 Distinctive Kentridge Drawing
- 6 Sep 2012 Kentridge's Sleeper a unique working proof
- 6 Sep 2012 Parisian painting brings the fifties to life
- 6 Sep 2012 Sparkling Singer's jewellery to be auctioned
- 15 Sep 2012 Fusing British and South African Landscape Traditions
- 15 Sep 2012 House Sale in Franschhoek, The Contents of Keerweder:Own a piece of history
- 22 Sep 2012 Surprisingly good value at Strauss & Co Cape Town auction
August
- 5 Aug 2012 Seminal painting links African and Western traditions
- 6 Aug 2012 The Golden Age of Maria van Riebeeck
July
- 1 Jul 2012 Pick of the crop
June
- 11 Jun 2012 SA Art Rocks
May
- 22 May 2012 Strauss & Co, a force to be reckoned with
- 29 May 2012 Portrait reflects Sterns joy at discovering new worlds
April
- 20 Apr 2012 'Stern's Arab Spring' at Strauss & Co Continues
March
- 9 Mar 2012 Strauss & Co's distinguished Zanzibari Arab
- 22 Mar 2012 The most distinguished Arab at Strauss & Co's June auction
February
- 9 Feb 2012 Heart surgeon's collection steals collectors' hearts
- 22 Feb 2012 Free valuations at Strauss & Co, Johannesburg
- 22 Feb 2012 Suited for Power at Strauss & Co
January
- 31 Jan 2012 Girl in sunglasses reveals herself!
