Julia Vignali prohibits access to the auction room to a seller of a deal concluded after the appraisal of his object

Surprise in Deal done This Tuesday, January 21, Julia Vignali prohibited access to the auction room to a candidate, because his object was a fake according to the auctioneer.

For two years, Julia Vignali has been at the head ofDeal done every day on France 2. Anonymous people come to put up for sale, on the show, the objects they want to get rid of, sometimes with very pleasant surprises during their evaluation. But to know the amount, they must first go through the evaluation of the program’s auctioneers. This Tuesday, January 21, Maxime, a Strasbourg resident, came to sell a tray that he thought was signed by Emile Gallé. It was Violette Stcherbatcheff, a newcomer to the program, who was responsible for evaluating her find.

Julia Vignali makes an extremely rare decision in Deal done

Unfortunately his expertise did not have the expected result for the seller. The auctioneer balked at the signature of the object. “I don’t like it. It’s not usual. (…) It is engraved, whereas it should rather be inlaid. (…) In general, he only signs Gallé“, she pointed out to Julia Vignali and Maxime. “For me, this signature is false. It was placed in such a way as to deceive all the same”she warned. A revelation that completely changed the direction of expertise. “You cannot attribute this object to Emile Gallé at all?”reacted the host. “And on the other hand, you tell us that there is a desire to deceive. It’s actually false”, she continued. “I think it’s safe to say it’s a fake.”confirmed the expert. Julia Vignali therefore made a very rare decision in the show, that of denying Maxime access to the auction room. “We cannot be responsible for reselling a fake because we have to cut the chain of counterfeiters.”, she explained to the candidate.

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Julia Vignali invited Maxime to leave with his tray at home and to return to Deal done with a new object. The candidate had already had the chance to sell a mirror. But as the host clarified, there will only be one possibility left for him to appear in the program, since the number of participation is limited. “You have the right to three times, we’re only on the second,” she reminded him. “I’m a little disgusted. I completely agree that you shouldn’t sell a fake”said the seller.