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    The invention concerns a system (1) and a relative method for the traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods (9), in particular works of art (7), in which the assignment to each work is foreseen (7 ) of an authentication certificate and registration on a database (4) of information and sensitive data corresponding to each work of art (7). The method provides in particular for: preparing a document (8) provided with an identification code (11) to be assigned to the artwork to be traced and a pair (10) of labels (3´, 3´´) having the same identification code (11) of the document (8); gather on the document (8) information and sensitive data relating to the work of art to be traced; apply one (3´) of the two labels on the back (16) of the artwork (7) and assign the second label (3´´) to the document (8); report and store in the database (4) the unique identification code (11), together with the information and sensitive data relating to that given work of art (7) to be traced.
    公开号:CH707333B1
    申请号:CH02002/13
    申请日:2013-12-04
    公开日:2018-02-15
    发明作者:Denti Rinaldo
    申请人:Swiss Stellage Sa；
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    Description
    Field of application [0001] The present invention refers to a system and a related method for the traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods, in particular works of art.
    [0002] The invention relates to a system and method of the aforementioned type and in which it is envisaged to assign to each work an authentication certificate and the registration on a database of information and sensitive data corresponding to each work of art. .
    [0003] More specifically, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a methodology for verifying a certification of authenticity of paintings, paintings, serigraphs, miniatures, sculptures and similar expressive works of art and the description that follows is made with reference to this specific field of application with the sole purpose of simplifying its presentation.
    Known art [0004] As is well known in this specific sector, there is a strong need to be able to trace and verify authentic and certifications conferred on valuable goods and in particular on works of pictorial art.
    [0005] It must be said that the sector is partially regulated at the legislative level but still today there is still some uncertainty due to the fact that further and more incisive rules would be needed that better regulate both copyright and the right to certify works, all this in order to eliminate possible doubts or at least resolve any attribution conflicts in a univocal way.
    [0006] For example, as regards Italy, which is one of the countries most sensitive to these problems due to the significant historical and artistic heritage available, there is a law No. 1062 of January 25, 1971 according to which all authentic works marketed in the country must be accompanied by a photo of the work itself with on the back the declaration of authenticity issued by the artist.
    [0007] In practice, each painting is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, where the photo of the painting in question is shown earlier with a stamp and handwritten signature of the artist, while the following are given: the title of the work, the execution technique, materials, dimensions, author's address, execution date. These data compiled and signed by the artist are already a good guarantee of the originality of the work.
    [0008] Obviously, this Certificate of Authenticity can only be prepared by living artists, but it is clear that serious problems can arise in the event of fraud or forgery.
    [0009] The current discipline (art. 64 Consolidated Text of Cultural Heritage) provides that the seller of the work or the gallery owner must deliver the Certificate of Authenticity or at least the documentation about the probable attribution and provenance of the work.
    [0010] The issue becomes more complicated in the case of deceased artists before the entry into force of the aforementioned regulations.
    [0011] For years it was considered that only the heirs of the deceased author were authorized to issue the aforementioned Certificates of Authenticity, hence the birth of some Foundations named after famous deceased artists and responsible for issuing posthumous certifications on works of that 'artist. More recently, some jurisprudential decisions have in fact attributed the faculty of certification to some acciarati experts in the sector. Currently, only the authentic ones approved by some specialized subjects or gallery owners accredited by the art market are considered irrefutable.
    [0012] It is evident, however, that even in this case problems may arise in the event of abuse for authentic issued on works of dubious reputation or for which the attribution of authorship is difficult.
    [0013] For unique works, museums or of fundamental importance, databases have even been devised to which the police authorities of various countries have access and in which it is possible to record, even as a preventive measure, the prevailing information on the type of works and on their latest location or property. These solutions, however, have been devised as a defense against sensational thefts and for insurance purposes and not so much as ways that can be used for the normal market of works of art of the most common transaction and change of hand.
    [0014] To overcome all these limitations, specialized companies have arisen in the analysis of the documentation accompanying the works of art and / or in the recovery of all the information necessary for the verification of authenticity, including the selection of an expert or an institution. of reference (archive, foundation, etc.) and the inclusion of the work in a catalog of that given artist.
    [0015] These companies also make use of the most modern technologies and devices that allow the works of art to be accompanied with labels to assist traceability such as QR codes (Quick Response), that is, the two-dimensional bar codes that are susceptible to be read by the most modern smartphones.
    [0016] The bar code label is affixed to the back of the work and corresponds to a technical data sheet stored on a database and which refers to the Certificate of Authenticity and other information available for that work.
    CH 707 333 B1 [0017] Although advantageous from various points of view, and substantially corresponding to the purpose, this solution still has some limitations and drawbacks which will be briefly summarized below.
    [0018] First of all, this is a service that provides for the issuance of the bar code label only after the acquisition of data relating to works already equipped with an Authentication Certificate.
    [0019] Therefore, since the labels are printed from time to time and can be applied to the back of the works only after they have been printed after the relative data have been loaded into the database, this does not prevent unwanted exchanges or replacements from taking place or even fraudulent since the content of the barcode label is not immediately intelligible.
    [0020] It is in fact expected that the bar code label will incorporate all the information concerning the corresponding work of art, but this fact is not in itself an absolute guarantee of the authenticity of the work.
    Furthermore, the issuance of a label should coincide with the availability of certifications and information on that given work of art, but does not however allow all the operators involved to be involved in the process of traceability and verification of the authentication. to say: the author, the gallery owner, the art expert and the private body that takes care of the issue of the labels.
    The technical problem which lies at the basis of the present invention is that of devising a system and a relative method for the traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods, in particular works of art, which have respective structural and functional characteristics such as to overcome all the drawbacks complained of with reference to the prior art.
    [0023] In particular, the system and method according to the invention should allow the traceability of the work of art to be started at the same time as a first verification of authenticity, involving in the process of traceability and verification of the authentication of all interested operators in such a way as to make any counterfeiting and / or any dispute regarding the authenticity of the work almost impossible.
    [0024] In addition, the system and method according to the invention should have characteristics of extreme simplicity and ease of use in order to facilitate their acceptance and diffusion among all operators in the sector.
    Summary of the invention The idea of solution underlying the present invention is to provide for the use of a document incorporating a unique code and on which to report the sensitive data of the work of art to be traced, as well as a copy of labels bearing the same unique code at least one of which applicable on the back of the work of art.
    [0026] On the basis of this idea of solution, the technical problem is solved by a system for traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods, in particular works of art, in which a certificate is assigned to each work of authentication and recording on a database of information and sensitive data corresponding to each work of art, characterized in that it includes:
    - a document associated with the work of art to be traced and equipped with an identification code (11);
    - at least a first label, equipped with the same identification code, applied on the back of the work of art to be traced;
    - said identification code being stored in said database together with said sensitive information and data relating to that given work of art to be traced.
    [0027] Advantageously, the use of a second label, in turn equipped with the same identification code, associated with said document or said authentication certificate is provided.
    [0028] Furthermore, among the sensitive data and information stored in the database there is at least a photographic image of the portion of the back of the work of art on which said first label is applied.
    [0029] It is important to note that the document associated with the work of art is a paper document obtained from watermarked paper. Furthermore, the aforementioned document provides inserts with anti-counterfeiting holograms, essentially with a structure similar to that used for banknotes.
    [0030] The second label is adhesive and is applied on the back of the document or on said certificate of authentication.
    [0031] Advantageously, the first and second labels are identical and have an anti-removal or anti-burglary structure.
    [0032] In addition, the first and second labels are made together with the document associated with the work of art by incorporating said identification code into them. In practice, the aforementioned document and the corresponding labels are printed by a single authorized body capable of respecting the requirements of watermarked print quality and the insertion of anti-counterfeiting holograms.
    [0033] The invention also relates to a method for the traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods, in particular works of art, in which the assignment to each work of an authentication certificate and registration on a bank is envisaged information data and sensitive data corresponding to each work of art, characterized by the fact of:
    - prepare a document equipped with an identification code to be associated with the work of art to be traced and at least one label having the same identification code as that document;
    - collect sensitive information and data on said document relating to said work of art to be traced;
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    - apply one of these labels on the back of the work of art;
    - report and store said identification code in said database together with said sensitive information and data relating to that given work of art to be traced.
    [0034] Advantageously, the use of a second label applied on the back of said document or on said authentication certificate is envisaged.
    The characteristics and advantages of the system and method according to the present invention will emerge from the detailed description of an embodiment thereof given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the figures of the attached drawings.
    Brief description of the drawings [0036] fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a system for traceability and secure authentication of valuable goods in general, and works of art in particular, made in accordance with the present invention;
    fig. 2 shows a particular detail of a component of the system of fig. 1;
    fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the back of the detail of fig. 2;
    fig. 4 shows the back of a work of art to which a component of the system in fig. Has been associated 1;
    fig. 5 shows a schematic view of a card of a database incorporating according to the invention sensitive information and data relating to a work of art.
    Detailed description [0037] With reference to these figures, 1 globally and schematically indicates a system created in accordance with the present invention for the traceability and secure authentication of goods of value 9 in general, in particular works of art.
    [0038] For the purposes of this description, a good of value means any item or object to which an intrinsic value may be assigned and which may have a market in the context of private and / or public collecting or in the free sale.
    [0039] For valuable goods of this kind there is normally a twofold need of:
    - be able to authenticate them, in the sense of being able to attribute to them with certainty an author or a source of origin; is
    - to be able to trace them, in the sense of being able to reconstruct the changes in ownership or ownership that have occurred over time.
    More specifically, in the embodiment described herein by way of non-limiting example, we will refer to an asset of value 9 represented by a work of visual or pictorial art 7 such as, for example, a painting, a painting, a serigraphy, a miniature, a print, a sculpture or any other form of expressive work of art, regardless of the technique used for its realization, its geometric dimensions and the materials used.
    [0041] For the purposes of the present invention only the fact that this asset of value 9, and in particular the work of art 7, is worthy of being authenticated and traced according to the needs described above.
    The system 1 of the present invention comprises computerized means and in particular at least one remote electronic processor 2 which is entrusted with the task of managing a database 4 through a suitable application program accessible via a conventional connection 6 to which it has access at least a user terminal 5 located remotely.
    [0043] Figure 1 shows by way of example a network of terminals 5 each connected to the aforementioned remote processor 2. Obviously, each of the terminals 5 can be located in a geographically remote place with respect to the electronic processor 2. The methods of connection to the remote computer 2 can be the most disparate but they do not represent any limitation to the Applicant's rights; for example, the connection can be made via the Internet, via a wired network, wirelessly, satellite or radio frequency.
    [0044] The database 4 is structured as a relational database and the related physical support is schematically represented by a mass memory 12 in a bidirectional connection with the electronic processor 2. Obviously nothing prevents that the database is also located remotely with respect to the processor 2 or that is incorporated in it, without this representing any limitation for the rights of the Applicant.
    The system 1 further comprises a document 8 structured in accordance with the present invention to collect sensitive data and information relating to a work of art in written form 7. The document 8 is comparable to a Certificate of Authentication 35 described with reference to the known art but it is additional and not necessarily a substitute for it, as we will see later in the description.
    [0046] In other words, if work of art 7 already has its own Certificate of Authentication 35 prepared by the author of the work, document 8 is associated with this Certificate of Authentication 35; if instead the work of art 7 must be
    CH 707 333 B1 still certified as it occurs for a first and original work then document 8 can be used as a Certificate of Authentication.
    [0047] The association between a document 8 and a corresponding work of art 7 is one-to-one, in the sense that a document 8 corresponds to one and only one work of art 7.
    [0048] Document 8 is preferably a paper document obtained on watermarked paper and possibly equipped with inserts 13 with anti-counterfeiting holograms, in essence with a structure similar to that used for banknotes. In an alternative embodiment, the document 8 is obtained with a material similar to a paper material but with a synthetic plastic structure, for example with at least one base sheet and at least one cover sheet, possibly transparent, to form a multilayer or sandwich structure . At sight, document 8 appears as a certificate, that is to say an A4 form of parchment paper.
    Other arrangements are adopted to make the document 8 counterfeit-proof, in particular a silk-screen printing method or of the type known as silkscreen printing can be used.
    [0050] Furthermore, the document 8 has a distinctive sign 15 reproduced on at least a peripheral portion of the document itself.
    [0051] All this makes it possible to make document 8 difficult to reproduce or falsify and also represents a sort of guarantee of quality of the issue. In addition, it should also be noted that document 8 is printed by a single authorized body capable of complying with the quality requirements of watermarked printing and insertion of the anti-counterfeiting holograms previously described.
    [0052] Advantageously, according to the present invention, each document 8 is associated with a distinct and univocal identification code 11, in the sense that no documents are issued with the same code.
    The code 11 is incorporated in the document 8 itself, in the sense that it is printed with the document 8 and is not affixed subsequently. It is important to note that document 8 leaves the printing lines with the relative and univocal identification code assigned to it already stamped.
    [0054] Advantageously, in a preferred embodiment, the code 11 is stored on a storage medium 40 closely associated with the document 8 or, better, incorporated in it. More particularly, the storage medium can be a strip of magnetic material, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional element with barcode, or even a miniaturized memory integrated circuit, for example a so-called tag of an RFID system.
    [0055] Preferably, a so-called passive tag is used, incorporating an antenna, which does not require the maintenance of an electrical power source on board the document 8, but which can be interrogated by means of a corresponding proximity RFID reader which interacts with the storage medium 40 when positioned near it.
    [0056] The storage medium has very small dimensions, for example of the order of a few square mm, and is nestled in the multilayer structure of document 8, for example in a recess obtained in this multilayer structure.
    In an alternative embodiment, the storage medium is nested in an adhesive strip bound to the document 8.
    [0058] In the storage medium 40 at least the same data reported on the document 8 and an additional data indicating or identifying that the association of the storage medium to the document 8 and not to another type of element are stored, which has an additional advantage as we will see below. Advantageously, however, all these data, and the identification code 11 are stored in encrypted form to further fuel the resistance to counterfeiting or violation of the data associated with document 8.
    [0059] As we will see later, each data code 11 is associated with an electronic card 20 in the database 4 of the computer 2.
    [0060] In this electronic card 20 all relevant and sensitive information relating to a corresponding work of art 7 with which a document 8 has been associated and the corresponding identification code 11 are reported and stored, as we will see in more detail in followed with specific reference to the example of fig. 5.
    In addition to document 8, system 1 of the present invention also includes the use of a pair 10 of 3 ', 3 special labels. It must be said at once that for the purposes of the invention the use of a single label 3 'would be sufficient, but the embodiment described herein by way of non-limiting example is based on the use of a pair 10 of labels 3' , 3 which allow to exploit greater advantages of the invention.
    [0062] On each label 3 ', 3 of a given pair 10 of labels the same univocal code printed on the corresponding document 8 is reported. Also in this case the code 11 is incorporated in the labels 3', 3 at the time of their realization and it is not affixed later.
    In essence, a document 8 with a given code, for example B12345, is associated with the two labels 3 ', 3 each provided with the same code B12345. It is understood that even if only one 3 'of the two labels were to be used, this single label would have the same identification code as document 8.
    CH 707 333 B1 [0064] The labels 3 ', 3 are self-adhesive and have an anti-removal or anti-burglary structure, for example they have a series of cuts on the printed, paper or synthetic substrate, which facilitate their breakage in the event of an illegal attempt removal. However, the adhesive used for the adhesive effect is selected from those that do not contain solvents and that do not damage the work of art.
    [0065] The labels 3 ', 3 are printed by the same body that takes care of the realization of the document 8 and with similar arrangements and modalities from the dividing point of the resulting structure. This means that each label 3 ', 3 has a paper structure on watermarked paper with inserts 13 of anti-counterfeiting holograms similar to those present on the corresponding document 8.
    [0066] Advantageously, also the labels 3 ', 3 are obtained with a material similar to a paper material but with a synthetic plastic structure, for example with at least one base sheet and at least one cover sheet, possibly transparent, to form a structure multilayer or sandwich.
    [0067] Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, also for the label (if only one is used) or for the labels 3 ', 3, the code 11 is stored on a storage medium 41 closely associated with the label itself or, better, incorporated in it. If the pair of labels is used, it is also possible to adopt an alternative solution in which the identification code is stored on board only one of them.
    As already mentioned with reference to document 8, the storage medium 41 can be a strip of magnetic material, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional element with barcode, or a miniaturized memory integrated circuit, i.e. the so-called tag of the RFID system.
    [0069] Also in the case of the label (s) 3 ', 3, a tag equipped with an antenna is preferably used, which does not require the maintenance of an electrical power source on board the labels 3', 3, but which allows to read the content of the data therein or stored therein by a corresponding proximity RFID reader which interacts with the storage medium 41 when positioned near it.
    The storage medium has very small dimensions, for example of the order of a few square mm, and is nestled in the multilayer structure of the 3 'or 3 labels, for example in a recess obtained in this multilayer structure.
    [0071] In an alternative embodiment, the storage medium is nested in an adhesive strip bonded to the label (s) 3 'or 3.
    [0072] The same data reported on the document 8 are stored in the storage medium 41.
    [0073] It should be noted, however, that there is a distinct data with respect to those stored on document 8; this data is indicative of the fact that the association of the storage medium 41 in this case was made with a label 3 'or 3 and not with the document 8. In this way, when reading the data by means of the RFID system, it is It is possible to confirm that the storage medium 41 is correctly associated with the label and not with another type of element, such as for example the document 8.
    [0074] Advantageously, however, all these same data, and the identification code 11 are stored in encrypted form to further increase the resistance to counterfeiting or violation of the data associated with labels 3 'or 3. [0075] Also labels 3' , 3 have a distinctive sign 15 identical to that present on document 8.
    [0076] The first and second labels 3 ', 3 of the pair 10 are substantially identical and twin, but can be individually manipulated. A 3 'label is intended to be associated with work of art 7, while the twin label 3 is intended to be associated with document 8 or a Certificate of Authenticity already available for that given work of art 7.
    [0077] In the example of fig. 4 shows one of the two labels 3 'applied on a rear or rear portion 16 of the work of art 7.
    [0078] Preferably, this portion 16 is the back of the work of art 7, that is, a part of the canvas behind the painting.
    For the purposes of the present invention, it is worth noting that the term "back" or "back part" means a portion not in sight of the work of art. Here, therefore, in the case of an expressive pictorial work, it is preferable that the label is affixed to the back of the work but not on the possible frame as it is potentially removable. If, on the other hand, the work of art is a sculpture, the area on which to affix the label could be the part below the base of the sculpture.
    [0080] The two labels are obviously interchangeable; however, for the purposes of the present description we will say that the first label 3 'is intended to be applied to the work of art 7 while the second label 3 is intended to be applied to document 8 or, alternatively, to said Certificate of Authenticity 35 when already available.
    [0081] From the foregoing description it is almost evident that document 8 and the associated labels 3 ', 3 of the pair 10 cooperate to implement the method according to the invention and to achieve the advantages which we will later list.
    [0082] At first, however, to better understand all the aspects of the invention, it is good to illustrate exhaustively the information that can be collected by diligently filling in the fields of document 8, as shown in fig. 2.
    CH 707 333 B1 [0083] In the upper central position there is a space 14 for the application of a photo of the work of art 7 to which document 8 is related.
    [0084] A first field 17 provides for the written insertion of the name of the author or artist.
    [0085] A second field 18 is provided to indicate the title of the work of art.
    [0086] A third field 19 is provided to indicate the technique for creating the work of art 7.
    [0087] A fourth field 21 is planned to collect specific notes and comments on the work of art 7.
    [0088] A fifth field 22 is provided to indicate the geometric dimensions of the work.
    [0089] A sixth field 23 is used for the author's signature.
    [0090] A seventh field 24 is used to note any inscriptions on the back 16 of the work and in any case the actual presence of the first 3 'label applied on the back 16 of the work of art.
    [0091] An eighth field 25 reports the data of the owner who owns the work of art 7.
    Two fields or spaces 27 and 30 are also provided to allow the signatures of the gallery owner or a certification body to be affixed, as well as a third authentication signature for archival purposes.
    [0093] Document 8 is then dated with an indication of the place where the compilation of the data took place. Spaces 26 are provided for the place and date below each of the fields 27 and 30.
    [0094] On the back of document 8 there is an additional field 28 with some lines available to allow you to report any information relating to the changes of hand or ownership of the work of art.
    It is important to note that all the information collected through document 8 is reported neatly in the database 4 in corresponding fields of sheet 20.
    [0096] Furthermore, in card 20, at least three image fields have been assigned to insert a frontal image of the work of art, the image of a detail and the image of the back of the work with the first label 3 '.
    [0097] A schematic view of the fields available in sheet 20 is shown in fig. 5, As can be appreciated, the form expressly provides that there is a code field to store the unique identification code present on each document 8 and on the related labels 3 ', 3.
    [0098] The other fields allow you to record information on the state of the work of art, on the type of certificate of authenticity available, on the title of the work, on the year of creation, on the author, on the owner and on the date of the last change.
    [0099] Command 31 allows access to a subsequent portion of the card where it is possible to store further information such as the three images of the front of the back and a detail of the work of art; news on any exhibitions in which the work of art has been exhibited or press reports relating to the dissemination of other works by the same author, any other type of information useful for the traceability of the work.
    [0100] Advantageously, in sheet 20 there are also fields for storing information and connections to video images on events that affected the exhibition of that work of art 7.
    The command 32 is particularly important since it allows to confirm to the application program of the database management system 4 that all the recorded information is correct and complete.
    [0102] A selection of this command allows you to block, freeze or in any case definitively associate the information of the sheet 20 with the unique identification code 11 of the document 8 and the relative labels 3 'and 3.
    [0103] This means that it is no longer possible to modify some fundamental fields of sheet 20 and, in particular the images relating to the front and back of the work of art which will remain indelibly associated with the aforementioned identification code 11.
    [0104] The implementation of the method of the present invention is particularly simple and effective.
    [0105] As previously described, it is obviously necessary to have a document 8 and a pair of corresponding labels 3 'and 3 for each work of art 7 whose authenticity must be verified and a process of tracing and storing data begin. and information relating to all possible changes of ownership.
    [0106] As mentioned, document 8 and labels 3 ', 3 are issued by a single authorized body capable of meeting the requirements of watermarked print quality and the insertion of anti-counterfeiting holograms 13. For this reason, the production source of the various documents 8 and related labels 3 ', 3 equipped with identical identification codes is univocal.
    [0107] This starting material is sold by the Applicant on license to gallery owners and sellers and / or certifying bodies with proven experience, ability and seriousness which are in any case recorded in the aforementioned database 4.
    [0108] Obviously, the Applicant can also grant a particular license to authors who wish to use the system and method of the present invention to certify only their own works.
    CH 707 333 B1 [0109] The licensing body therefore has the opportunity to know and store in the database both the quantity of documents 8 and related labels 3 ', 3 transferred under license and available to a given gallery owner or author, and the type of codes that these documents 8 report. This is a further guarantee of the controlled distribution of these documents 8 and related labels 3 ', 3.
    [0110] If the work of art already has its own Certificate of Authenticity 35, document 8 will be used to collect all the sensitive information and data concerning that given work of art 7. Document 8 is normally more roomy of information compared to a normal Certificate of Authenticity 35 which requires by law essentially a photo of the work, the title, the name of the author, his signature and a date.
    [0111] In this specific case, document 8 joins and is added to the already available Certificate of Authenticity 35 which is delivered by the gallery owner / seller to the buyer of the work.
    [0112] If instead the work of art 7 must be certified for the first time as an authentic work, then the same document 8 can be used as a certificate attesting the authenticity of the work.
    [0113] In fact, document 8 has all the characteristics to be used as a certificate of authenticity having a special space 14 to house the photo of the work and sufficient fields from 17 to 23 to record in writing all the data and information of that given artwork.
    [0114] It should be noted that fields 23 and 30 allow the signature of the author to be affixed, which is required by law for the certificate of authenticity, but also the signature of the gallery owner, or even the additional signature 27 of a certification body which validates both of the above.
    [0115] In accordance with the method of the present invention, when the work of art 7 is already accompanied by its Certificate of Authenticity 35, the first label 3 is applied on the back 16 of the work while the second label 3 is applied to the aforementioned Certificate of Authenticity 35, as shown in fig. 3.
    [0116] When instead the work of art 7 is subjected to a first certification of authenticity, the first label 3'is always applied on the back 16 of the work while the second label 3 is applied to document 8.
    [0117] More specifically, the second label 3 is applied on the back 29 of document 8, after filling in field 28 relating to any transfer of ownership of the work of art, as well shown in figure 4.
    [0118] However, this procedure is optional since the first label 3 'alone, with the relative unique code corresponding to that of document 8, is already sufficient to correctly record the data in the database 4. The second label represents a security in addition and it is particularly useful when an original Certificate of Authentication 35 is available so that it can also be enhanced for tracing purposes and for authentication by the system and method of the present invention.
    [0119] At this point, the gallery owner / seller who has his own limited access to the database 4, has the opportunity to upload all the sensitive data and information relating to that to a data sheet 20 specific work of art.
    [0120] It is in the gallery owner's interest to report all the relevant information of that specific work of art with precision and fidelity, under penalty of possible damage to his or her credibility and reputation.
    [0121] It is very important to note that the data loaded in the cards 20 of the database 4 provide not only the possibility of inserting a frontal image of the work of art, but also an image of the rear portion on which the first label is affixed 3 '.
    [0122] In this way there is also a clearly visible trace of the 3 'label, around it with all the particularities and any irregularities of the support on which it is applied, as well as the code on it.
    [0123] This image of the back of the work and of the portion 16 on which the first label 3 'is applied is also part, according to the present invention, of the essential and mandatory data stored in the database 4.
    [0124] Furthermore, as already reported with reference to the example of embodiment of the system of the present invention, the application program of the database 4 which contains the cards 20 provides a specific command 32 for saving the data which allows to block and freeze the information. fundamentals relating to a given work of art once you are sure of their completeness. Once this command is used, it is no longer possible for the user to change this information and above all it is no longer possible to dissociate the photos of the front and back of the work of art from the unique identification code of the relative document 8 assigned to it.
    [0125] The invention therefore solves the technical problem and achieves numerous advantages, the first of which is surely given by the fact that a work of art 7 treated according to the method of the present invention and inserted in the database of the system of the invention it is easily recognizable as an authentic work and for it the whole historiography of the changes of ownership or ownership is easily reconstructed.
    [0126] Furthermore, the documents 8 and the relative labels 3 ', 3 allow to implement the method of the present invention with particular operational simplicity, without particularly aggravating the operations normally carried out at the time of a sale transaction from a gallery owner to a buyer. and providing an absolute guarantee on the future traceability of the work.
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    claims
    1. System (1) for traceability and authentication of works of art (7), in which the following are provided:
    - an authentication certificate assigned to each work (7), and
    - a database (4) for the recording of sensitive data corresponding to said each work of art (7), accessible to operators by an application program for tracking and verifying data, characterized by the fact of further understanding:
    - a document (8), for each work of art to be traced, including a first storage medium (40) in which a unique identification code (11) is stored in encrypted form, also stored in said database (4);
    - at least a first label (3 '), comprising a second storage medium (41) in which the same identification code (11) is stored in encrypted form, applied on the back of the work of art (7) to be traced.
    [2]
    System according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a second label (3), in turn provided with the same identification code (11), associated with said document (8) or with said authentication certificate (35).
    [3]
    System according to claim 1, wherein at least a photographic image of the portion of the back (16) of the work of art (7) comprising said first label (3 ') and said identification code (11) is stored on said storage media (40, 41) and in said database (4).
    [4]
    System according to claim 1, wherein said document (8) is a paper document obtained from watermarked paper or synthetic plastic material and with inserts (13) with anti-counterfeiting holograms.
    [5]
    System according to claim 1, wherein said second label (3) is adhesive and is applied on said document (8) or on said certificate of authentication.
    [6]
    System according to claim 2, wherein said first (3 ') and said second label (3) are identical and have an anti-removal or anti-burglary structure with said storage support (40, 41) nested in the structure.
    [7]
    System according to claim 2, wherein said first (3 ') and said second label (3) are made together with said document (8) incorporating in them said unique identification code (11).
    [8]
    System according to claim 1, wherein in said database (4) there is a card (20) for storing all the sensitive data collected in said document (8) for each work of art (7) and that said card is traceable and accessible by means of said univocal identification code (11).
    [9]
    System according to claim 8, characterized in that the database management application program (4) provides a data saving command (32) freezes the association between sensitive data relating to a given work of art ( 7) preventing dissociation of the images of the front and back of the work of art from the unique identification code (11) of the relative document (8) assigned to it.
    [10]
    10. System according to claim 8, where in a portion of said form (20) fields are provided for storing data and connections to video images relating to the display of the work of art (7).
    [11]
    11. Method for traceability and authentication of works of art (7), in which there is a certificate of authentication assigned to each work (7) and a database (4) for recording sensitive data corresponding to each work of art (7), characterized in that:
    - preparing a document (8) comprising a first storage medium (40) in which a unique identification code (11) is stored in encrypted form to be assigned to the work of art to be traced and at least a label (3 ') comprising a second storage medium (41) in which the same identification code (11) is stored in encrypted form;
    - collect sensitive data relating to said work of art to be traced on said document (8) and on said storage medium (40);
    - apply said at least one label (3 ') on the back (16) of the work of art (7);
    - reporting and storing said identification code (11) in said database (4) together with said sensitive data relating to that given work of art (7), to allow access via the database management application program (4) to operators for data tracking and verification.
    [12]
    12. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that it envisages the use of a second label (3) applied on the back (29) of said document (8) or on said authentication certificate (35).
    [13]
    Method according to claim 11, wherein between said sensitive data stored in a database (4) there is at least a photographic image of the portion of the back of the work of art (7) on which said first label is applied (3 ).
    [14]
    14. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that a card (20) is provided in said database (4) for storing all the data and sensitive data collected in said document (8) for each work of art ( 7) and that said card is traceable and accessible by means of said unique identification code (11).
    [15]
    Method according to claim 11, characterized in that the database management application program (4) provides a command (32) for saving the data which allows definitive fixing of the relevant sensitive data
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