"It was one of my favourite things in the show," the Maine Antique Digest reporter told As It Happens guest host Helen Mann. Pennington would later go on expose the desk as "one of the best folk art fakes of all time," created by longtime Massachusetts antiques dealer and craftsman Harold Gordon. - Clayton Pennington, Maine Antique DigestPennington wasn't the only one fooled by the desk. (Maine Antique Digest)Pennington reached out to an expert in furniture from that era. As for the desk, Pennington said it's unclear what will become of it.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2018 20:33 UTC