Is it ever okay to alter an antique? Can you paint one? Will doing so devalue it? Is it just flat out wrong to make any ...

On that note, interior designer Debbie Mathews says that in her mind, French Country decor puts a strong emphasis on French antiques—particularly those in the Louis XV style.

Christie’s partners with renowned French antiques dealer Benjamin Steinitz on ... and two late-17th-century Dutch polychrome-painted “dummy boards” from fellow fashion designer ...

Wednesday's judgement was the culmination of a nine-year investigation that rocked the French antiques world. At a court in Pontoise, north of Paris, the judge also handed out hefty fines to ...