Strauss & co - Review 2022

The decorative arts department presented two excellent focuses on Cape country furniture. It also hosted showcases of East Asian historical works of art, English furniture and Cape silver. A standalone auction devoted to ceramics made and/ or owned by Juliet Armstrong, Hilda Ditchburn and Hylton Nel, pioneers of ceramics in South Africa, drew attention to a collectable medium with scope for market growth. A burnished fired clay uphiso , Nesta Nala, 1995 Sold R128 975 ($7 607) 13 June, Inspiration and Protégé A mirror black and cream-glazed bowl, Lucie Rie (1902-1995), 1950s  Sold R34 003 ($2 000) 13 June, Inspiration and Protégé White porcelain and terracotta assemblage, ‘Large Black Spot’, Juliet Armstrong, c. 1992 Sold R17 070 ($1 004) 13 June, Inspiration and Protégé 26