▁and ▁car pet ▁deal ership ▁" Fr ans es ▁of ▁Pic c ad illy ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁car pet ▁and ▁text iles ▁department ▁at ▁S othe by ' s , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁senior ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁India , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Islam ic ▁Art ▁department . ▁ ▁His ▁greatest ▁asset ▁was ▁his ▁perfect ▁recall ▁of ▁almost ▁every ▁rug ▁or ▁text ile ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁seen . ▁Both ▁at ▁S othe by ' s ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁deal er , ▁he ▁ad vised ▁numerous ▁collect ors , ▁among ▁them ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁and ▁royal ty ▁such ▁as ▁Hus sein ▁of ▁Jordan , ▁Um berto ▁II ▁of ▁Italy , ▁and ▁F ah d ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁as certain ing ▁the ▁genu inen ess ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁rug ▁bought ▁from ▁S othe by ' s ▁by ▁J . ▁Paul ▁Get ty ▁for ▁£ 2 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Fr ans es ▁organ ised ▁many ▁successful ▁sales ▁across ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁S othe by ' s . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁S othe by ' s ▁Fr ans es ▁recorded ▁that ▁sales ▁in ▁Europe ▁rose ▁from ▁£ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁£ 5 . 3 ▁million