Bill Pallot
Bill Pallot is a prominent art expert known for his extensive knowledge of 18th-century French furniture. He has authored a globally recognized reference book on the subject and has recently been implicated in a high-profile forgery scandal, where he, along with a renowned cabinetmaker, created and sold counterfeit antique furniture that deceived collectors and institutions, including the prestigious Château de Versailles.
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Bill Pallot is at the center of a major forgery scandal in the French art scene.
Kunsthistoriker narrte Versailles mit Stuhl-Fälschungen
Switzerland· 2025-06-12
Bill Pallot was one of the two forgers involved in the Marie-Antoinette seat fraud case.
Emprisonnement avec sursis et lourdes amendes pour les faussaires des sièges Marie-Antoinette
France· 2025-06-12
Bill Pallot is a French art historian accused of selling counterfeit antiques.
ex-aluno lambeu obra e desmascarou 'maior especialista' em tipo de arte julgado na França
Brazil· 2025-04-21
Bill Pallot is an undisputed specialist in 18th-century French furniture who sold the counterfeit chairs.
Au procès de l’arnaque aux chaises Marie-Antoinette, l’heure des comptesFrance· 2025-04-03
Bill Pallot is an undisputed specialist in 18th-century French seats and author of a reference book on the subject.
Procès de l’arnaque aux sièges Marie-Antoinette : « Tout était faux, sauf l’argent ! »France· 2025-03-28Bill Pallot is the forger who initiated the scandal and notes that the market has recovered.
Au procès des faux meubles XVIIIe, l'examen de conscience du marché de l'art
Monaco· 2025-03-27
Bill Pallot is on trial for creating and selling counterfeit chairs that were believed to be from the 18th century.
Prevara s stoli Marije Antoanete, ki to niso
Slovenia· 2025-03-27
Bill Pallot was a respected expert in 18th-century chairs who is now facing trial for forgery.
Der schillernde Kunstexperte aus Paris, der unter die Fälscher gingSwitzerland· 2025-03-27Bill Pallot is known for his expertise in 18th-century French art and has been accused of defrauding buyers with forged antiques.
'Maior especialista em arte do século XVIII da França' é julgado por enganar príncipe e Palácio de Versalhes com móveis forjadosBrazil· 2025-03-26Bill Pallot is an art expert who produced a reference work on 18th-century French furniture and was involved in the creation of counterfeit furniture.
"Toute la chaîne du marché de l'art s'est fait avoir par les faussaires": un scandale de faux meubles XVIIIe acquis par le château de Versailles en procès ce mardiMonaco· 2025-03-23
