Ian,
One needs to be careful with those Frenchies:-)
There is a subtle difference between ancien (seller’s description) and ancient.
“Ancien” is translated first and foremost as old or past, previous, former.
”Ancien regime”= old rule. That’s how French called their monarchy before the 1789 Revolution.
But “ancient” is ancient or antique.
Sometimes, foreign languages are useful. N’est-ce pas?
The poor schnook never presented his choora as “antique”, just as “old”, which is true. Does not qualify for a “fake”.
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