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I would think a museum would be better at spotting forgeries.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

A museum would rely on the expert opinion of a professor of art history from Paris.

This choad abused a position of trust in order to pull off his con.

[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago

Not that it's not a shitty thing to do, but it also seems like the last person you would rely on for the value of an object is the person selling it to you.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

He had an accomplice make the furniture, presumably acting as a broker/authenticator.

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