Art and jewellery meet at pop-up Strauss & Co shop
From the launch of an online shop to creative collaborations and the first live session of 2022, the auction house has an exciting programme planned
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Auction house Strauss & Co recently launched its online shop enabling clients to purchase art, jewellery and objects outside the auction calendar at www.straussart.co.za. The items sold online, which are selected and curated by the specialist Strauss & Co team, are available for a limited time and on a pop-up basis only.
In response to the demand from clients requesting vibrant semi-precious stones and custom-designed jewellery pieces, Vanessa Phillips, Strauss & Co’s joint MD, announced that the shop will be working with key partners in a series of creative collaborations, the first of which is with local jewellery designer Taz Watson. Watson was been commissioned to conceptualise a range of handmade jewels.
Fine art and jewellery
Next week, buyers can look forward to an exciting line-up at the auction house’s first live event for the year. Strauss & Co’s senior art specialist Kirsty Colledge and Watson have paired eight pieces of jewellery by Mahak Kala of Panchoo London with eight pieces of modern, post-war and contemporary SA art, featuring artists such as Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern, Dr Esther Mahlangu and Alexis Preller. In future, collectors will be able to work with Mahak to create a beautiful item of jewellery inspired by their purchased artwork.
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On April 4, the decorative arts department will host a morning session devoted to Asian art, and an afternoon session featuring properties from two important collections of mainly historical English furniture. Three sessions of modern, post-war and contemporary art are scheduled to go under the hammer on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6. The 79-lot session will take place on Tuesday at 6pm. Irma Stern’s Dakar Woman (estimated between R7m and R9m) is the major highlight of this session.
A comprehensive e-catalogue is available online.