French furniture
Art marketanalysis
As collectors’ tastes for ornate interiors ebbs, challenges to the trade rise
The popularity of the ‘less is more’ look is putting art and antiques dealers under pressure
Art crimenews
Dealer and furniture expert to go on trial as part of longstanding investigation into forged French furniture
The trial is expected to offer unprecedented insights into the inner workings of the antique furniture market that once took pride of place at Paris's Biennale des Antiquaires
Art marketnews
Trial of Parisian antiques dealer accused of forging French furniture delayed due to ill health
93-year-old Jean Lupu, who allegedly faked 17th- and 18th-century royal furniture, and his wife say they are unable to stand trial due to illness and stress
Art marketarchive
French decorative arts apparently recession-proof
The international market absorbs the Polo, Patiño and Johnson collections in one year. Tous les Louis do well but Louis XVI best of all
Restitutionarchive
Furniture proves the next frontier in restitution as Fraenkel objects are tracked down
A claim brought against the Musée Carnavalet in Paris has an effect on US museums