Marie Antoinette fake chair trial: 'Everything was fake, except the money!'
Bill Pallot, an undisputed specialist in 18th-century French furniture, and Bruno Desnoues, an expert cabinetmaker, explained ...
Once revered expert, now on trial: French chair scholar faces charges over high-end fakes
Renowned French furniture expert Bill Pallot is on trial for orchestrating a multimillion-euro antique forgery scheme, ...
Euro Weekly News8d
French antiques expert and the €4.5 million chair fraud
Renowned French antiques expert has confessed to a multi-million euro fake furniture scam that started out as a joke.
The New York Times8d
Art Expert Accused of Duping Prince and Palace of Versailles Stands Trial
A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities say. The distinct taste of licorice helped give him away. By Ephrat Livni ...
The Purdue Exponent9d
French art expert on trial over forged furniture at Versailles
A top French art expert went on trial on Tuesday accused of falsely claiming furniture he built to be from the 18th century ...