“The Coach,” as he was known by many, was the winningest coach in the University of Texas Longhorn history serving from 1957 to 1976. He and his wife, Edith, shared their lives for more than 65 years, making their love of football, country music, friendships and triumph part of it all. [Ed.- Darrell Royal passed away on Nov. 7, 2012.]

Mrs. Royal said that she and Darrell truly treasured all of the awards and mementos that will be offered at auction, but that they had found a need to downsize.

“I’m hoping that Darrell’s fans will be the ones that purchase the UT things and they will treasure them…,” said Edith Royal. “I love the memories – it was fun to rediscover them.”

The Royal collection contains sports memorabilia including University of Texas championship rings, signed footballs, vintage programs and signed photos. Also included are three rare Apollo moon flags, originally presented to Mr. and Mrs. Royal as gifts by the lunar astronauts. The highlight is a Texas Flag carried to the moon on the 1972 Apollo 16 moon mission, signed by astronauts Charles Duke, John Young and Ken Mattingly. Included is a photo of Charles Duke with arm outstretched and note to Darrell Royal, “I could not quite come up with a hook ‘um horns sign.” The flags were loaned to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, by the Royals, as part of the exhibit “To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s,” which ran until the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 2009. As for this particular flag, Mrs. Royal said, “Charlie got it out and rubbed it on the moon’s surface. It is framed, so if it has any dust on it, it’s moon dust!”

The Theriot collection is composed of antiques and artifacts personally collected from around the world by iconic restaurateur, designer and builder Beau Theriot.

In the early 1980s, Theriot wanted to open up a hamburger joint on Lake Travis. His idea eventually turned into The Oasis, which has been open since 1982 and is recognized as the “Sunset Capital of Texas.” His creative journey started in Houston with the classy Brownstone Restaurant. Theriot has won recognition for over a quarter century for his work as an interior designer,which began when patrons noticed his exquisite taste in decorating the Brownstone.

“For the last 40 years, I have been an incurable collector and I’ve never bought anything that I did not want myself,” Theriot said. “If I’m going to keep collecting, it is time to let other people enjoy these beautiful things.”

The Theriot collection boasts fine antiques and home décor gathered from the Orient to Brazil. Perhaps the most interesting piece to cross the block is a Western painting titled, The Bank Robber, by Gary Lynn Roberts (Texas, Montana, b. 1953). The painting measuring 48 inches high by 72 inches wide is the only surviving piece of art from a fire that consumed the original Oasis restaurant in 2005.

Other highlights include a Continental Baroque cabinet, 18th century, elaborately carved in relief with winged cherub masks and fruit pendants. A selection of Maitland-Smith furniture and lighting will also be offered. A pair of cloisonné enamel palace urns measuring 51 inches high head a large group of Chinese antiques.

“We are selling rare, beautiful things in the auction,” said Jeff Hayes, the new director of operations for Theriot Retail Interests LP. “Each piece represents a period of time or place geographically where Beau traveled, and is dear to him.”

In early 2012, Edith Royal created the Darrell K. Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease.

A portion of the proceeds from both collections will be donated to the DKR Alzheimer’s Research Fund.

For details contact Austin Auction Gallery at 512-258-5479, Ross Featherston, #8069.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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