Leo has over 25 years experience in the art market. After The Study Centre Course in Decorative Arts at the V&A, he joined Christie’s London in 1990 where he worked in the Valuations department specialising in Early 19th Century furniture and works of art. In 1998 he joined Gurr Johns Fine Art Consultants and Valuers in St James’, London, and in 1999 was appointed Senior Vice President of their New York Office. LVW & Assoc was formed on his return to London in 2000.
“Leo shares my passion for furniture and works of art, particularly of the Regency period. Seldom failing to surprise with his stylish and often irreverent take on the art world, I’m thrilled that he now brings his specialist knowledge and considerable flair to the world of design”. Philip Hewat-Jaboor FSA, Chairman of Masterpiece
Leo inherited an early love of Decorative Arts from his mother Shelley Vaughan Williams, a member of the Worshipful Company of Painters and Stainers. She was a keen patron of the decorative arts and designed and commissioned many works of her own. ‘From an early age we were taken round the workshops of craftsmen like Stuart Devlin and Louis Osmond (who made the crown for HRH Prince Charles’ investiture as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle)’, at first reluctantly and then with fascination and admiration. This fascination has never left me.