The entire contents of Keerweder, regarded as one of the finest monuments in the entire Franschhoek Valley by acclaimed author and art historian Dr Hans Fransen, went under the hammer on Monday evening, 22 October.

The South African public has been left aghast at the value of work stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum only to be followed the next day by record prices paid for paintings by Alexis Preller and Walter Battiss amongst others which ran into millions of rands at a Strauss & Cos auction in Johannesburg.

The discovery of two exceptional paintings by Maggie Laubser, one out of the public eye for 80 years, is creating great interest amongst art lovers and collectors in anticipation of Strauss & Cos upcoming auction to be held at the Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, on 4 February 2013.

One of Irma Sterns most compelling portraits ever to come to the market will be offered at Strauss & Cos upcoming auction to be held on 4 February at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands. Malay Girl, painted in 1938 and estimated to fetch between R10 000 000 15 000 000, provides extraordinary insights into the curious life of a child. The girl looks directly at the viewer, engaging us in a way that is neither challenging nor retiring. She meets the viewers gaze on equal terms. Rather than infantilising the child, the artist has provided a portrait of a thoughtful individual.

Cape Kitchen Interior is a delightful painting extolling the charms of simple domestic life in the Cape during the late nineteenth century. Its subject and style are derived from Dutch seventeenth-century genre paintings via the noted painter Franz von Lenbach, under whom Naud studied in Munich from 1890 to 1894 and whose style was influenced by Rembrandt

Strauss & Co is privileged to have been entrusted with the sale of Cape Furniture from the Collection of Dr Bothma Buitendag which will go under the hammer in Cape Town on Monday 4 February 2013.

An important Cape silver presentat

Contemporary jewellery is very much in vogue as traditions are being challenged.More than ever, jewellers, designers and collectors are coming together to create interesting pieces through a combination of craftsmanship, creativity and patronage. Highlighting the jewellery session of Strauss & Cos forthcoming auction which takes place in Cape Town on the 4 February 2013, are 44 lots from the personal collection of Pretoria-based German Jeweller, the late Erich Frey.

Our fourth year in operation is now behind us and it gives me great pleasure to announce that we continue to do very well.

A dazzling array of art and glass are offered at Strauss & Cos upcoming auction to be held at the Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, on 6 February 2012.