wedge<p>In the news… French art critic/dealer, Bill Pallot, had master ébéniste (cabinet/furniture maker), Bruno Desnoues, and perhaps others, make fake renaissance furniture for years, selling the pieces to wealthy families, Chateau Versailles, and Middle East royalty for accumulated millions before experts caught on.</p><p>All I can say is that Desnoues must be a damn good furniture maker.</p><p><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/03/25/the-fake-marie-antoinette-chair-scam-that-fooled-the-chateau-de-versailles-and-a-qatari-prince_6739492_7.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2</span><span class="invisible">025/03/25/the-fake-marie-antoinette-chair-scam-that-fooled-the-chateau-de-versailles-and-a-qatari-prince_6739492_7.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://woodworking.group/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a></p>