Estate & fine art auctions · Houston, Texas
Fine art, antiques, jewelry, silver, and complete estates from Houston—cataloged by specialists and sold to bidders worldwide.
Since 1983, Austin Auction Gallery has sold fine estates for families, executors, trustees, and attorneys across Texas. We regularly take consignments from Houston and the Gulf Coast.
Consigning from Houston
For qualified estates and substantial consignments, we coordinate professional packing and transport from Houston to our 25,000-square-foot North Austin gallery. Your property is insured while it is in our possession.
Smaller consignments are welcome too: start with photos or a phone call, and we will tell you honestly whether a trip is worth making.
Because the room is not the market. Our sales run live in the gallery and online, putting your property in front of collectors and dealers bidding nationwide and worldwide.
Houston estates tend to be strong in fine art, Asian works of art, and important jewelry—property that rewards specialist cataloging and a national bidder pool rather than a weekend of local foot traffic. We coordinate packing and transport from Houston for qualified estates.
Proven by results
Recent results from our salesroom. Every lot below sold at Austin Auction Gallery—cataloged, photographed, and marketed by our specialists.
How an estate consignment works
The whole sequence, including when each stage happens and who carries the work.
Send photos and a description, email info@austinauction.com, or call (512) 258-5479. For full estates, we can schedule a walk-through.
You send photos or callOur specialists advise what belongs in a catalog auction, what fits The Warehouse, and what to do with the rest. Preliminary evaluations are free.
We walk the propertyFor qualified estates, we coordinate professional packing and transport to our gallery. Property is insured while in our possession.
We pack and transportOur specialists research, photograph, estimate, and describe every lot, then market it to local, national, and international buyers.
We catalog and marketBidders compete live in the gallery and online from across the country and around the world.
We sellThe estate receives payment and a detailed settlement statement itemizing hammer prices and commissions.
The estate is paidMost estates can be included in the next suitable monthly catalog sale. Start with photos; a preliminary evaluation costs nothing.
Start an estate inquiryHouston consignors ask
Yes. For qualified estates and substantial consignments we coordinate professional packing and transport from Houston to our 25,000-square-foot Austin gallery, and your property is insured while in our possession. You do not need to box up a household or rent a truck.
We are approximately 165 miles from Houston—under three hours by road—at 8414 Anderson Mill Road in North Austin. For full estates we come to you, so the distance is ours to cover, not yours.
No. Start with photos, a phone call, or an appointment—most evaluations begin remotely. For larger estates and collections we schedule a walk-through and handle transport. For smaller consignments, you are welcome to bring items to the gallery.
Because the room is not the market. An estate sale prices property for a weekend of local foot traffic. Our sales run live in the gallery and online, so a Houston consignor is selling to collectors and dealers bidding from across the country and the world.
The same published terms as any consignor: commissions from 18% to 41% depending on sale price — rates include a 2% insurance fee that covers your property under our bailee's insurance policy while it is in our care — applied per lot and deducted from the hammer price. Rates can vary significantly based on the items and the estate, so contact a specialist to get your rate. There is no charge for a preliminary evaluation and no separate out-of-town fee.
Most estates can be included in the next suitable monthly catalog sale. You receive a detailed settlement statement, with payment issued within 30 business days of the auction's close.
Start here
Send photos and a description from Houston, or call and we will arrange a walk-through. A preliminary evaluation costs nothing.
