Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: The Stylistic Evolution of Silver Table Sets Made by Royal Order in Russia in the First Half of the XVIII Century

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Stylistic Evolution of Silver Table Sets Made by Royal Order in Russia in the First Half of the XVIII Century

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (8)
Authors: Bykova, Yulia I.
Contact information: Bykova, Yulia I. : The Moscow Kremlin State Historical and Cultural Museum and Heritage Site Moscow, Russian Federation;
Keywords: jewelry; silversmith; Russian Imperial Court; Nikolas Doom; dinner services; silver service sets; dishware; tableware; Rococo
Abstract: The article examines the stylistic evolution of silver dinner services ordered for the royal table in Russia in the first half of the XVIII century. The study showed that, these sets were made in 1700–1710 in Moscow by “full-time” silversmiths of the Armory Chamber and free silversmiths (both Russian and foreign), and in 1730–1760 in St. Petersburg by free foreign jewelers and Russian coiners. The style of the sets coincided with the general artistic evolution of forms and decorations in the applied arts of this period. So, in Peter’s time there was a predominance of simple forms and an almost complete absence of decor, in Anna’s time there was the influence of the regency style, reflected in the works of Nikolas Doom, in Elizabethan time there was the Rococo style with Baroque elements (Petrovsky service, the First New service)
Pages: 1669–1676
EDN: HWJOKV
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/156707