Laura de Frise advises high-net-worth families, individuals and estates selling collections – painting, prints, furniture, books and jewelry – and works principally with auction houses or through private sales. Her background includes 30 years with Christies’ and 10 years with Ronald Varney Fine Arts Advisors. Laura is a senior contact for prominent clients by building long-term relationships with private collectors, and interfacing with financial and legal advisers and institutions; trust companies, estate attorneys, private wealth management firms, accountants, museums and galleries. The firm provides valuation, sale and collection advice. Laura manages top client accounts and cultivates new business throughout the United States and abroad.Over the years, Laura has enjoyed participating on civic and cultural boards, including those at the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and Rush University Medical Center.
Listed skills include Museums, Art, Museum Collections, Art Exhibitions, and 22 others.