If you saw WFAA’s story yesterday about the late real estate agent Marilyn Hoffman, you know that the line for her Lakewood estate sale stretched out the door and all the way down the street. There’s plenty of reason to be excited: Dallas Estate Sellers is hosting a sale full of equestrian art, collectibles, fashion and jewelry at Hoffman’s mansion, 6835 Westlake Avenue, through Saturday, May 25. And today, everything is 25 percent off.
In my stories about selling an estate, I’ve often said that an estate sale is like an archaeological excavation of the artifacts that make up a person’s life, and for the woman known by some as the “$100 Million Agent” for having once sold the most expensive home in Texas, it can be difficult to know which story thread to write about.
She’s sold fabulous farms, ranches and estates to everyone from golfer Lee Trevino and Dallas Cowboys’ Deion Sanders to a Saudi Arabian prince and cosmetics queen Mary Kay. Her clients fill pages and pages of candysdirt.com.
Her own 8,000-square-foot Lakewood mansion is the stuff of legend, too: “extraordinary architectural pedigree” was the phrase bandied about when the 1926 Tudor-style mansion went on the market in 2019. Hoffman was the selling agent for the house and also its partial owner through a family trust. She famously told Candy Evans that the house was either for sale or would be traded for a ranch, a bigger house, or a fancy coin collection.
And of course, this massive estate sale is a home full of beautiful items from a beautiful woman who lived a full life.
From the list:
“This exclusive event will showcase an incredible collection of fine fashion, accessories, jewelry, crystal, luxury home furnishings and rugs, and even coin and stamp collections. With carefully selected items spanning more than 50 years, the sale is a treasure trove of timeless elegance and style.”
Hoffman’s daughter is a familiar face: Gina Miller, a longtime sports anchor who is now vice president of media and communications for FC Dallas. “She was a party girl in the ’80s,” Miller told WFAA. “The Dallas Ballet performed here in the front yard in the ’80s. She had quite the circle of friends, from Larry Hagman to Wayne Newton.”
Yes! The Dallas Ballet’s first performance took place in the mansion’s formal gardens.
When Mrs. Hoffman died in February 2024, Ms. Miller posted a touching photo of a woman who, as a “true Dallas original,” “truly lived her best life.”
If you go
Address: 6835 Westlake Ave, Dallas
Sale date:
- Friday, May 24th, 9am-5pm (25% off!)
- Saturday, May 25th, 9am to 5pm (50% off possible)
Courtesy of Dallas Estate Cellars
