Member Details

Lesley Lawrence

Lesley Lawrence

Candidate

Personal Property

LDLawrence Consulting LLC

13371 Scotsmore Way
Herndon, VA 20171-4033

+1 (703) 624-9490 les0308@gmail.com www.ldlca.com

Lesley Lawrence has been performing personal property appraisals for estate liquidations, individual clients, realtors, law firms, trusts, insurance companies and businesses for over 30 years.  She has assisted in dispersing some of the most prestigious estates in Northern Virgina, Maryland and D.C.    Examples include the heirs to Hahn Shoes;,Mazza Galleria, Bauhaus artist Werner Drewes;,Georgetown Socialite Viola Drath, and other "Green Book" members.  She has been listed as an expert witness in court proceedings.  Ms. Lawrence has also successfully operated an eBay sales and a "brick and mortar" business of pre-owned bespoke items.  Ms. Lawrence has a state of Accredited Member with the International Society of Appraisers and a Fine Arts Specialization. Lesley currently conducts USPAP-compliant personal property appraisals for estate/federal/state finalization, estate distribution, probate, trusts/estate planning, insurance coverage and/or damage claims, financial wealth management planning, marital and/or business dissolutions, and charitable donation appraisals.  



Appraisals Over Internet

Does not accept Fee Assignments

Experience as Expert Witness

Experience with IRS Appraisals

Appraisals for personal relationship dissolution

Personal Property Authorized Appraisals (USPAP current). Fine Art (20th/21st Century Art: Artists include (but are not limited to) Warhol Calder Werner Drewes Wolf Kahn Rauschenberg Larry Rivers Alex Katz, PostWar/Contemporary Artists Durer 19th C Asian 17th-20th Century American and European paintings and more (to include pottery prints bronzes and sculptures), Guitars, Basses, Amps; 19th - 21t C Oriental Rugs; Sterling Silver from 18th C. English to 21st C. American; Classic and Other Vehicles (Motorcycles Humvee ATV, Featherlite Trailers Mercedes-Benz Custom Sprinter Ford Shelby Mustang GT500), Louis XV and XVI objets; Designer/Luxe Handbags (Gucci, Chanel, LV), Watches (Rolex, Omega, Autodromo GT Chronograph), Furniture (American/English 18c - 20th Louis XV and XVI Roche Bobois B&B Italia German/Austrian Biedermeier Chinese Syrian), Electronics (to include Cameras Drones Projection Systems), Machinery (Miter Saws Forge Metal Band Saw Hydraulic Press Plasma Cutter Scroll Saws, Drill Press, Metal Benders Grinders Welder, etc.) Services: Divorce Settlements; Equitable Distribution; Estate Evaluations; Estate Probate Settlements;; Estate/Trust Planning; Non-Cash Charitable Donations and Speaker. Education: BA University of Virginia; Language Proficiency in Arabic, Turkish, French and German; Specialized Coursework in Oriental Rugs, Wine, Stamps, Coins, Prints, Chinese Art, Bronzes, Ceramics, Woods and Jades; North America Native Arts, and more; Appraising in the World of High-Net-Worth Individuals 2023 Serving the Northern Virginia area; able to travel

Works in Industries

Industry
Automotive
Consulting
Financial Services
Insurance Companies
Law Firms
Museums

Purpose of Appraisals

Purpose of Appraisal
ALL (Personal Property)
Artist Estates
Charitable Donation
Estates
Financial Wealth Management Planning
Insurance Coverage/Fraud/Theft/Crime
Museums and Nonprofits
Private Collections