Телеграм канал «ArtCollecting.Space»

For the past several months, the ArtCollecting team has been quietly working on one of our most complex and ambitious projects to date — an initiative designed not for a client, but for our own upcoming art authentication app. We set out to tackle a notoriously difficult challenge: authenticating objects from the House of Fabergé.

To do this, we had to go far beyond standard datasets. We built what we believe is the largest structured repository of its kind — combining decades of scholarly research, high-resolution photographs, genuine and counterfeit hallmark samples, and even historical data on the original buyers of Fabergé masterpieces.

None of this would have been possible without close collaboration with leading publishing houses and independent researchers who share our passion for provenance. But the milestone we are most proud of? Over 10,000 hallmark samples — both authentic and forged — carefully catalogued and verified.

Today, we want to share how we turned this unique collection into a training ground for an LLM capable of supporting one of the most delicate tasks in the art world: separating the true Fabergé from the false.

Let’s dive in. Read about How we built an orchestra of AI agents for Fabergé authentication! Read more!