The style of the silverware, produced by the jewelry company of J. Marshak Cover Image

Стилістика срібного посуду, виробленого на фабриці художньо-ювелірних виробів Й. Маршака
The style of the silverware, produced by the jewelry company of J. Marshak

Author(s): Natalia Sapfirova
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Economic history
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Joseph Abramovich Marshak; siver dinnerware; manufacturing; trade, the last quarter of the XIX – the beginning XX century;

Summary/Abstract: The research is related to the definition of style and level of artistic performance products made by jeweler J. Marshak during the whole period of its existence (1878– 1918). The field of the research is also covers the including products of other jewelry companies in Europe and the Russian Empire of the indicated period, which have been realized through the J. Marshak's company. This work is written, based on the items from the museum and the private collections, publications of the early twentieth century and existing products in today's antique market. To achieve the main purpose of the article we should do the following tasks. Among them the most important tasks are to study the assortment silverware, manufactured at J.Marshak's factory and to definite the ornamental elements of artistic and historical styles in decorating silverware and trends in the style formation of the factory. Methodology. The research methodology is based on the application of scientific and special methods of art criticism. The combination of such methods as comparative, historical, formal stylistic, formal iconographic, comparative stylistic, and artstylistic analysis allow us to define similarities and differences of the style of J. Marshak's factory silverware items and products of jewelry firms, located in the Russian Empire and Europe. Scientific Novelty. The scientific novelty is consisted in scientific research of silverware objects, produced by J. Marshak's jewelry company and other jewelry firms, having a commercial relations with Marshak's firm from the last quarter of XIX to the beginning of XX centuries.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 218-227
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian