About Us

Anne Dee lives in northwest Austin with husband Jim, a retired classics professor; their daughter, Jennifer, is a 2010 graduate of Texas State University. A 1968 graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in journalism in magazine editing & layout, Anne has a life-long interest in organizing & arranging random ideas or objects into a cohesive whole & editing the results. This passion serves her well, whether for writing a book or re-arranging the contents of a house into a friendly atmosphere conducive to buying.

Anne is author of Roots Illustrated: How to Bring Your Family Tree to Life (Juneberry Press, Austin, 1993), Four-Star American Community Cookbook (Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, 1988), Quilter’s Sourcebook (Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Chicago, 1987), as well as other books & articles. After graduation from UT, she worked as staff writer for the Austin American-Statesman.

Her seven years of volunteer work at Next to New, an outreach program of St. David’s Episcopal Church in north Austin, provided Anne with a strong retail background in pricing, selling & displaying household goods, as well as antiques & collectibles.

From 1992 through 2007, Anne bought & sold antiques, collectibles & home décor. Her selling experience includes eBay, antique malls in Austin & Round Rock & many week-end sales in Austin, Dallas & Houston. She is a member & has served on the Board of Austin Friends of Folk Art.

Anne & her team have produced more than 60 estate sales in metropolitan Austin since June 2007.

Kelly George Stear, a seventh generation Texan, loves historic homes & architecture. She has a B.S. in interior design from Stephen F. Austin State University & has worked in antiques & estate sales since 1998. Kelly joined Anne Dee Estate Sales in July 2008.

She lives in south Austin with husband (Charlie), four dogs (Polly, Molly, Mr. Wiggles & Tinkers) & four cats (Oliver, Boogie, Cat & Lucy).

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