in the hands of Ian Bennett's carpets come from the collection of Iranian carpet seller. He took part of his collection of expertise in Netherhampton Salerooms. As it turned out, he had no idea that an exceptionally rare and valuable works of major British artist of XX century. It was found that the carpets were in store from some old ladies, keep them in the hallway. The old lady always stumbled over the "impractical" carpets and decided to get rid of them.

A native of Ireland, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) in 1929, lived in London and tried to force as an interior designer. Carpets were part of his short-term experiments: in the early 1930's he concentrated on painting. In recent years he has become one of the most popular artists of the XX century. In 2008, two of his triptych sold for 51,7 and 82,2 million dollars.