One-day event to feature collections of Wallace, Cash, Pickens families
“Luxe Life,” J. Garrett’s upcoming fall auction, is the epitome of Dallas luxury, featuring the contents of two of Dallas’ and the Park Cities’ best-known estates.
Property from the W. Ray Wallace Trust features art, antiques, and jewelry owned by Ray Wallace (Trinity Industries and oil tycoon) and Bea Wallace (formerly Pickens; many pieces once owned by Bea and T. Boone Pickens.) The estate of Dianne Tripplehorn Cash, whose house was named the No. 1 Most Beautiful Home in Dallas, 2017 by D Magazine, offers a remarkable art and antiques collection.
“It’s the coming together of two powerful estates, two really good art collections,” noted Julie Garrett. “Most of these works have never been up for sale other than in galleries. So, it’s fresh-to-market stuff.
“Chihulys always bring a lot of attention,” she said of two glass pieces by the artist still in their original crates. “We have a Jean Dufy and a really good Clark Hulings painting, never been presented at auction.”
The Sept. 20 auction will offer a rare opportunity to bid on original works by important artists such as John Ford Clymer, Tom Ryan, John Nieto and original artists of the Taos Society of Artists, including Joseph Henry Sharp, Oscar E. Berninghaus, Bert Geer Phillips, and E. Martin Hennings.
“They were both high society in their day, the ’80s and ’90s,” she said of the two leading ladies in this auction story. “They were on those royalty lists — Dallas’ Richest, Top Most Beautiful Homes.”
Collections include Tiffany and Reed & Barton sterling silver, Moser and Baccarat crystal, and heavy-hitter jewelry offerings from designers Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Angela Cummings, and Tiffany & Co.
“This will be a jam-packed one-day power sale,” Garrett added. “We’re excited. It’s just the perfect storm — the period of time when they were both buying and collecting, both going to Santa Fe and seeking out the best of the best. They both bought similar genres, and they were living and playing in that same world. So, for these two estates to combine has made just a killer collection.”
J. Garrett is Dallas’ leading boutique auction gallery and estate liquidation company with over 60 years combined auction experience in the fields of antiques, fine art, designer jewelry, and luxury handbags.
Garrett is consistently awarded “Most Watched Auction” at LiveAuctioneers and is a top ranked auction house across all platforms. Garrett’s sales are often highly-anticipated and this will likely be one of Garrett’s best auctions ever offered.
“I do feel like this is the auction event of the year,” Garrett said. “I haven’t seen a more varied, interesting overall collection come to auction so far this year. And not everybody has to have a million dollars to bid. There are pieces in this sale that will attract people with a modest budget that want to have something beautiful. There will be opportunities to buy. It’ll be fun.”
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