Francis Bacon's Paintbrushes On the Auction Block

Paintbrushes and a signed book given by Francis Bacon to Clive Barker, a fellow artist.
Photograph: Christie's Images/PA

A set of artist Francis Bacon's paintbrushes will be auctioned at Christie's in South Kensington, London in September and are expected to fetch around £25,000.
Bacon gave the eight brushes to fellow artist Clive Barker in 1978 are in a paint-splattered butter bean tin encased in a Perspex box.

Head of sale Charlotte Young said: "Out of the Ordinary is a tightly curated one-off sale offering a unique opportunity to acquire something a little different from Christie's South Kensington. Each lot has been selected as either visually striking or with an intriguing story to tell, and many have never before been seen at auction.

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