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Her chairs had been built for the French nobility – on some even Marie Antoinette was said to have sat.
The trial against the two counterfeiters has shaken the French art scene. The focus is on Bill Pallot, who had developed a reputation as a proven 18th-century furniture expert.
Two men have just been sentenced to prison for selling false furniture from the 18th century. Furniture acquired for several hundred thousand euros. Bill Pallo, nicknamed the "Father Lachaise" was a reference expert for furniture from the 18th century, with his accomplice Bruno Desnoues, great name of the carpentry and Best Worker of France for 40 years have made false furniture from the period. Between 2008 and 2015, the duo put in pocket 1 200…
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rd.nlA French court has sentenced antiques expert Bill Pallot to prison for selling fake 18th-century furniture to the Palace of Versailles and elsewhere. Pallot, once a leading specialist in French art, worked with a woodcarver to produce chairs that purportedly belonged to figures including Marie Antoinette.
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