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Expert and restorer in fake Versailles furniture scandal found guilty

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The cabinet maker Bruno Desnoues, who was employed as a furniture restorer for Versailles and used his skills to create the forgeries, was sentenced to three years in prison, including a 32-month suspended sentence, and a €100,000 fine. He also ran the furniture division at the Didier Aaron Gallery, which was not prosecuted.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

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Also included in the Vogt sale were two paintings by French artist Edouard Cortes, a rare sight in a South Texas auction, though not entirely unprecedented—Vogt has sold a dozen Cortes works in the past six years. K&B’s recent sale highlighted just how tough the market for colonial furniture remains, despite quality examples.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Levi’s 501 Jeans, Native American Sculpture

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The artist, of Mandan and Hidatsa heritage, worked by day installing granite countertops at Cathedral Marble and Granite, Inc. Strongwater’s work spans everything from furniture to Christmas ornaments, with 65,958 examples recorded in the WorthPoint database. inches and a listed net weight of forty-seven pounds.

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Insights on Auction Sales: 1760 Chest, Roseville Jardiniere

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Regardless, the piece’s proportions and quality reflected the “Good, Better, Best” principles laid out in Albert Sack’s iconic book Fine Points of American Furniture , and it ultimately sold for $48,000. Measuring nearly 29 inches wide, with only minor wear and original notations still visible, it sold for $26,800. at Buy or Bid On It.

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Sotheby’s Giacometti Bust

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About the Giacometti Bust Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a modern Swiss artist who blended influences from the surrealist and cubist movements of the early 20th century. Giacometti primarily resided in Paris and was also a writer, generating groundbreaking texts reflective of his artistic output.

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Mechanical engineer develops AI-generated digital masks to restore damaged paintings

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Coastal Chic: Vintage Decor for Beach Cottages

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Contemporary artists make furniture and signs out of driftwood, and there is nothing more show-stopping than a giant taxidermy fish to hang over the hearth. From Driftwood to Taxidermy One of the biggest coastal chic categories of vintage goods is directly related to items from the sea itself.