A delightful bounty of 2012 vintage wines, historical English and Cape country furniture and eye-catching portraits by South African painters offered by Strauss & Co in a trio of online-only auctions yielded excellent results.
Archived: International collectors flock to Strauss & Co’s successful decorative arts auction
Strauss & Co is pleased to report the successful conclusion of its first live virtual auction of decorative arts in 2022.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s focus on Surrealism yields top auction result for Kentridge drawing
Collector interest in works on paper by William Kentridge, notably two early drawings from the 1980s, saw Strauss & Co post a string of solid results for this renowned artist following the conclusion of Johannesburg Auction Week, which ended on 17 May 2022.
Archived: A new level of prices at the Strauss and Co fine wine Tabernacle auction
Vintage South African red wines from the mid-20th century were in high demand at Sunday’s Strauss & Co Virtual Online auction, showcasing an ultra-rare treasure trove from the Tabernacle cellar. GS 1966 reached R43,244 per bottle while the 1968 was sold at a record price of R34,140 per bottle all including commissions. Recently, Christian Eedes awarded the GS 1968, 95 points, while the 1966 famously received 20/20 from Jancis Robinson.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s single-artist sale of works by JH Pierneef affirms his premium status
Not even an unpredictable national electricity grid could deter collectors from pursuing the 71 lots in Strauss & Co’s single-artist sale of works by the much-loved landscape painter J. H. Pierneef.
Archived: William Kentridge flower print tops results at Strauss & Co’s spring sale
Cape Town Auction Week, Strauss & Co’s marquee sale of art, wine, decorative arts and jewellery, successfully concluded on 22 September 2022 with solid results noted across a number of categories.
Pretoria auction confirms sustained collector appetite for Nico Masemola, Hylton Nel and J.H. Pierneef
PRETORIA – “Come inside, bidding is hot online,” said auctioneer Susie Goodman to late arrivals entering Pierneef’s Kraal Guest Lodge, the former home and studio of much-admired landscape painter J.H. Pierneef and venue for Strauss & Co’s maiden live auction in Pretoria. The two-part auction commenced with a red-hot spotlight sale devoted to South African ceramics.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s sale of the property of a Johannesburg book designer trumps expectations
A boutique sale of the property of a Johannesburg book designer hosted earlier this week by Strauss & Co concluded on a highly positive note with 93% of the 233 lots finding buyers.
Archived: Auction Highlights: March Online Auction
Strauss & Co art specialist Marion Dixon discusses the painterliness in the work of Contemporary South African painters Georgina Gratrix , Mia Chaplin and Bastiaan van Stenis coming up in the March 2021 Online-Only Auction.
Archived: A stillness of baobabs by J.H. Pierneef leads Strauss & Co’s April offering by South Africa’s foremost landscape painter
A beloved artist among collectors, the modernist painter and printmaker J.H. Pierneef once again graces the cover of Strauss & Co’s printed catalogue for its forthcoming live sale of 19th Century, Modern, Post-war and Contemporary art, Decorative arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine, due to be held over three days from 11 to 13 April.