Serving Highland Park and Nearby DFW

Every route trades reach against exposure. A public sale at the house reaches more shoppers and tells everyone where the house is. A direct purchase brings only our crew. A private auction shows the pieces to serious bidders while the house stays closed.

We walk the whole estate, a safe deposit box included, set aside what the family keeps, and separate the pieces that deserve auction from those that suit a purchase. A David Webb bracelet, a Patek Philippe, a Chinese export porcelain bowl, a George III silver tray. Each gets a closer look before we name a number.

Questions that test any company on privacy

Ask us these too, and compare the answers in writing.

• Will the address appear in any listing, sign or social post?
• Who is in the house, and how are they identified?
• Where do the photos go, and are they taken down afterward?
• Who holds the alarm code and entry access in the meantime?
• What written record of what left the house will we receive?

Secure the house before anyone visits

Gather jewelry, cash, documents and anything small enough to pocket into one locked room. Change the alarm code if too many people have it. Photograph every room before work starts. That record helps whichever route you choose, and it cannot be made later.

Purchase, auction, or both

A purchase gives the estate one agreed price and an empty house on your schedule. A private auction puts the best pieces in front of collectors who compete for them, and the estate receives the results less the agreed fee. Most families here use both: auction for the standouts, purchase for the rest.

Last step: front collection for the leftovers

Highland Park's sanitation page describes Wednesday front collection for eligible trash and for bulk items over 35 pounds or too large for the cart, set out in manageable piles on the front parkway. Check exclusions and the current schedule for the address first. Our written scope names anything left for the family to handle.