She set up her own business in 1992, where the focus has always been on outstanding Indian paintings and textiles. She is known for placing world class collections of Indian and Islamic art with international museums and private collectors, starting with the sale of Khosrovani’s Mughal paintings (ex Rothschild) in the mid-1990s. A group of major works from the Edith & Stuart Cary Welch collection was sold in 2007 and the James Ivory collection in 2010. Later on, Iznik ceramics, Persian and Mughal paintings from the Pierre Jourdan Barry collection, important Islamic arms and armour, as well as collections of Asian textiles and Uzbek costume and textiles were placed in important museums in the Far and Middle East. Over the last 15 years, Francesca has handled Mughal, Deccani and Pahari paintings from the Eva & Konrad Seitz collection and brokered Ludwig Habighorst’s Indian paintings, to name a few.
Previously located in Mayfair, she and her team are now based in Holland Park and open by appointment.
