Strauss & co - Review 2022

• In September, the decorative arts department presented a bounty of important collections, notably 13 items from the Louis and Mavis Shill Collection of Cape silver. There were also two single- owner collections of Asian art, including 20 lots from the Estate Late Tiemen Groen, a 1960s Dutch cycling champion who successfully turned his hand to antique dealing before settling in South Africa in 1995. The third instalment of the Property of a Connoisseur included fine English period furniture. A Cape silver covered sugar box, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century  Sold R113 800 ($6 694) The Louis & Mavis Shill Collection of Cape Silver A Cape silver tessie-on-stand, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century  Sold R170 700 ($10 041) The Louis & Mavis Shill Collection of Cape Silver A George III mahogany bureau-table, circa 1760 Sold R45 520 ($2 677) Property of a Connoisseur 40