Among the most attractive objects in the SNM - Museum of History collection fund are goldsmith and silversmith works. In the spirit of style orientations, contemporary taste and aesthetic requirments of a given period of time, they preresent the artistic skills and craftsmanship, taste and feeling of goldsmith and silversmith masters. They document the variety and ornamental richness of different styles, the labour intensity of various gold and silversmith techniques, as well as the aesthetic requirements of their commisssioners.