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

Renowned French furniture expert Bill Pallot is on trial for orchestrating a multimillion-euro antique forgery scheme, exposed by a former student.

Bill Pallot authored the definitive book on the subject of 18th-century French chairs 40 years ago, and in the decade since became an art world celeb who authenticated chairs that were bought by ...