Overview

• Bill Pallot received a four-year suspended prison term, a €200,000 fine and a five-year ban on acting as an expert.
• Bruno Desnoues was handed a three-year suspended sentence and fined €100,000 for his role in crafting and selling the forgeries.
• Using genuine 18th-century chair frames with fabricated finishes, the duo generated around €4.5 million in illicit sales between 2007 and 2015.
• The Palace of Versailles spent over €1.5 million on six chairs later identified as fakes, prompting scrutiny of its purchase procedures.
• The Kraemer Gallery was acquitted of negligence and the culture ministry has ordered a full audit of Versailles’s acquisitions policy.