A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities ...

A top French art expert went on trial on Tuesday accused of falsely claiming furniture he built to be from the 18th century ...

An antiques expert tricked the Palace of Versailles into buying fake 18th century royal chairs, a court has heard. Pontoise ...

Renowned French antiques expert has confessed to a multi-million euro fake furniture scam that started out as a joke.

Now open through January 4, 2026, an immersive experience at the Château de Versailles revives for the first time three ...

Master forger’ Bill Pallot accused of selling ‘perfect fakes’ that were even given official stamp of authenticity by Palace ...

France ramps up AI-driven tax fraud detection, uncovering €16.7 billion in violations and exposing fraudulent renovation ...

Laura French The Château de Versailles, the sprawling palace and former seat of power, is located 10 miles southwest of Paris in Versailles. Every year, nearly 10 million travelers make the trek ...

The right literature, sure, and, of course, the Château de Versailles itself. But here’s the catch. The general public’s experience of the sprawling palace, in all of its gilded, marbled ...

Customers duped by the pieces included the Palace of Versailles along with wealthy collectors including a Qatari prince. Continuing unnoticed for years, the scam caused an estimated 4.5 million ...