An old desk passed off as a Civil War memorial has been exposed as a fraud thanks to a dogged antiques journalist and a pair of "smoking gun" photographs. A civil war-era secretary desk acquired by ...

Inside Out explores how easy it is to be tricked into paying big money for a ‘genuine’ fake. Everyone has been caught out at some time – including our top antiques forgery expert – but here he ...

Prosecutors say Allan Formhals bought books at recycling centres and junk sales and made thousands of pounds selling them on eBay after adding the bogus autographs. Judge Peter Henry said police who ...

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A JURY in the trial of a Hampshire antique collector charged with fraud has retired to consider its verdict. Allan Formhals is charged with a total of 15 counts of fraud for selling books with ...