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A False Chair of Versailles Sold at Gold Prices, French Antique Dealers Convicted of Fraud

Summary by Maison & Travaux
Two French antique dealers were convicted for selling false chairs supposedly from the Palace of Versailles. The sentence, handed down after nine years of investigation, reveals the flaws of a often opaque art market. Returning to a scandal that has shaken the highest spheres of historical furniture, according to the BBC. Antiquarians at the bench of the accused Georges, Bill, Pallot and Bruno Desnoues, two respected figures of the world of anti…
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Two French antique dealers were convicted for selling false chairs supposedly from the Palace of Versailles. The sentence, handed down after nine years of investigation, reveals the flaws of a often opaque art market. Returning to a scandal that has shaken the highest spheres of historical furniture, according to the BBC. Antiquarians at the bench of the accused Georges, Bill, Pallot and Bruno Desnoues, two respected figures of the world of anti…

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Maison & Travaux broke the news in on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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