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.
Buying & Selling at Strauss & Co
Learn how to value your items and how to place them on auction, selling at the right price.
Buying items on auction is an art within itself. Investing in something you love makes it all worth it.
There is more to auctions than just purchasing items. Explore the world of live and online auctions.
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. Our regional representatives are available in Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal, hosting monthly valuation days.
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
Strauss & Co’s team of art specialists, researchers, cataloguers, and art advisors are an important knowledge trust. Their accumulated expertise, particularly in relation to South African art and artists, is essential to the successful identification, preparation, and display of individual works for sale. In addition to guiding collectors, they also offer professional art valuations for a range of purposes, including market insights and estate planning.”
Dr Alastair Meredith
Director
Head of Art Department
Senior Art Specialist and Senior Auctioneer
Arisha Maharaj
Senior Art Specialist
Wilhelm van Rensburg
Senior Art Specialist & Head Curator
Marion Dixon
Senior Art Specialist
Ian Hunter
Senior Art Specialist
Elmarie van Straten
Head of Cape Town Art Department and Senior Art Specialist
Ann Palmer
Senior Art Specialist
Decorative Arts, Design & Jewellery Department
Strauss & Co’s team of decorative arts specialists are knowledgeable across a range of fields, including: Modern design, clay art, Textiles, Woven, Furniture, Glass, Silverware and other fine object. The department has considerable expertise in identifying rare objects and an enviable track record in handling important single-owner collections.
Jill van Dugteren
Head of Decorative Arts and Design
Tatiana Retzlaff
Researcher and Cataloguer
Shirley Daniels-Poyiya
Silver Specialist
Nicky Myburgh
Ceramics
Design and Cape Furniture Specialist
Kim Goeller
Jewellery Specialist
Fine Wine Department
Strauss & Co’s team of wine specialists are recognised industry experts with substantial knowledge of the cultivation, storage, marketing and sale of fine wines. Their embedded experience informs the company’s strategic mission to spotlight especially South African fine wines.
Sarah Jordaan
Head of Department
Wine
Roland Peens
Senior Wine Specialist (Consultant)
Higgo Jacobs
Senior Wine Specialist (Consultant)
Buy on Auction with Strauss & Co
Strauss & Co annually holds five live virtual auctions and up to nine online-only auctions.
Categories handled include: art, decorative arts, furniture, jewellery and fine wine.
