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 ...
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Curator Emerson Bowyer On the Importance of the Horvitz Collection Donation
Observer caught up with Bowyer to learn more about a transformative gift of French Old Master art from Jeffrey and Carol ...
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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.
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, ...
Balance of court-government power is true justice
While jurisprudence is attributed to the Romans, the French—who insisted on liberté, égalité, fraternité—claim credit for ...
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France cancels modern 'Beauty and the Beast' for schoolkids
To illustrate Beauty's father exploring the Beast's castle after "a few glasses of wine", according to the 18th-century text, ...
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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 ...
Rare wallpaper helps revive George Washington’s Mansion: 'It’s really incredible'
Experts believe the wallpaper, produced in France, was installed in the Emerson Homestead between 1794 and 1795. YORK, Maine — The search for a rare 18th-century wallpaper has led the curation staff ...