Strauss & co - 22 October 2012, Cape Town

It is an honour for Strauss & Co to be entrusted with this significant sale. The Cape has a long tradition of major house sales, the most important being undoubtedly Koopmans-de Wet House in 1913, today a National Monument. I was fortunate enough personally to have been involved in the sale of the contents of many other notable properties over the years including, amongst others, Newlands House, Ellerman House and Mostertsdrift. The Keerweder homestead has been furnished with pieces befitting an original Cape Dutch home. Assembled over more than two decades, each item has been carefully selected and researched by the owners, and reflects their passion for South Africa’s diverse and interesting history. Not only is the sale of the Keerweder Collection another feather in our cap but it offers an opportunity to many to own a piece of history, and will surely take its place among those major house sales which have become landmarks in the history of collecting in South Africa. Stephan Welz Managing Director, Strauss & Co