Fraud, Fakery and False Business

In 1922, Adolphe Shrager having made his fortune during the First World War, approached the London dealer Basil Dighton for advice on purchasing antique furniture. Dighton sold him about five hundred items but shortly afterwards Shrager discovered that one of his ''collector''s pieces'' was judged to be a fake and grossly over-priced, and he sued. The trial, held in early 1923, became a cause cele...