After this rapid sketch, what is most important to the connoisseur is to be able, in case of need, to put the date by the side of any name he may find engraved on articles of gold or silver, until the publication of the work compiled and prepared by Baron Pichon will allow him to fix the source of each object by means of its hall-mark. We may here remark however that complete names are rare, and that in almost every instance the initials of the goldsmith are those of their first name, a remnant of the customs in vogue among the artists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

IXth c. V. Volvinius, 835, paliotto of Faint Ambrose of Milan. 1138. † Leo of Molino, Venetian goldsmith.

1286. John of Pisa.

- Cione, pupil of John of Pisa.

- Spinelli Forzore, son of Spinello of Arezzo, pupil of Cione.

- Becto, son of Francesco, altar of the baptistery of Florence. 1300. Bertucci, goldsmith of Venice.

1316. Andreas, of Ognabene, paliotto of Pistoja.

1334 Mondino, of Cremona, goldsmith at Venice.

1334. Cristofano, of Taolo, altar of the baptistery of Florence.

1338. Ugolino, of Sienna, reliquary of Orvieto.

1345. Gianmaria Boninsegna, restores the pala d'oro of St. Mark.

1347. Giglio, of Pisa, paliotto of Pistoja.

1357. Pietro, of Florence, do.

1357. Ludovico Buoni, of Faenza, do.

1357. Cipriano, altar of Pistoja.

1366. Berto di Geri, ornaments of the altar at Florence.

1369. Giovanni Bartholdi, of Sienna, reliquary of St. Peter and St. Paul.

1369. Giovanni Marci, do.

1371. Leonardi di Giovanni, paliotto of Pistoja.

1382. Giacomo di Marco Benato, Venetian goldsmith.

1390. Pietro, son of Arrigo, German, altar, Pistoja.

1396. Nofri, son of Buto, altar, Pistoja.

1398. Atto Braccini, of Pistoja.

1398. Lorenzo del Nero, of Florence, altar, Pistoja.

- Andrea Arditi, of Florence.

- Nicolo Bonaventure, reliquary of Forli, head of St. Sigismond. 1400. Leonardo, son of Matteo, altar, Pistoja.

1400. Nicolo, son of Guglielmo, do.

1400. Pietro, son of Giovanni, do.

1412. Giacomo Lorenzo and Marco Sesto, son of Bernardo, of Venice.

1415. Ghoro, son of Neroccio, of Sienna.

- Bartoluccio Ghiberti, father-in-law of Lorenzo. 1439. Lorenzo Ghiberti, shrine of St. Zanobi.

1446. Thommaso Ghiberti, son, chandeliers of the baptistery of Florence. 1498. † Antonio del Pollaiuolo, pupil of Bartol. Ghiberti.

- Giovanni Turini, of Sienna, pupil of Pollaiuolo.

- Michele Monte, baptistery, Florence.

- Bartolommeo Cenni, do.

- Antonio Salvi, do.

- Parri Spinelli, do.

- Paolo Ucello, do.

- Masolino da panicale, do.

- Nicolo Lamberti, do.

1452. Michelozzo Michelozzi, baptistery, Florence.

1456. Pietro, son of Antonio, of Pisa, altar, Pistoja.

- Meo Ricciardi, altar, Pistoja.

- Filippo, do.

- Francesco, son of Giovanni, baptistery, Florence. 1456. Berto Geri, baptistery of Florence.

1466. Leone Sicuro, Venetian goldsmith.

1476. Livio d'Astore, of Venice.

1477. Andrea del Verrochio, baptistery of Florence, † 1488. 1477. Bernardino di Cenni, do.

1483. Giacomo di Filippo, of Padua, Venetian goldsmith

1484. Vittore Gambello, called Camelio, of Venice. 1484. Antonello di Pietro, of Venice.

1484. Alessandro Leopardi, of Venice. 1487. Bertolotus de Puteo, cross of Monza.

- Francesco Raibolini, called the Francia, born 1450, † 1517.

- Luca Sesto, of Venice.

1495. † Dominico Corradi, son of Tommaso.

- Tommaso Corradi del Ghirlandajo.

- Alberto di Pietro, of Venice.

- Briamonte di Gambelli, perhaps brother to Camelio.

- Silvestro Grifo, of Venice.

1500. Foppa Ambrosio, called Caradosso.

1500. Paolo Rizzo, damascener and worker in gold, of Venice.

1535. Marino, Florentine goldsmith; some authors write Mariano.

- Michelagnolo di Viviano, master of Cellini.

- Antelletto Bracciaforte, of Piacenza.

- Piero, called Mino, filigree works.

- Piloto.

- Antonio di Sandro, master of Cellini.

- Giovanni da Firenzuola.

- Carlo Sovico, damascener in gold, of Milan.

- Girolamo dal Prato, son-in-law of Caradosso.

- Piero Giovanni and Romolo del Tovalaccio.

- Luca Agnolo, workman of Cellini.

- Zoppo, of Verona, pupil of Matteo del Nasaro.

Xlth c. Bernward, Bishop of Hildesheim,† 1022.

1181. Nicolas, of Verdun, antependium of Klosterneuburg.

- Conrad, of Huse, chalice of Weingartein.

1472. Hans Greiff, statuette and reliquary in gold and silver' enamelled.

1482. Heinrich Hufnagel, of Augsburg.

1528. Wenzel Jamnitzcr, of Nuremberg,† 1585.

1541. Hotinan.

1548. Theodore de Bry,† at Frankfort, 1598.

1583. Christopher Jamnitzer, of Nuremberg,† 1618.

XVIth c. Kellerthaler, of Nuremberg.

- A. Schweinberg, of Augsburg. 1589. Jonas Silber, of Nuremberg. 1595. Daniel Mignot, of Augsburg.

- Hans Pezolt, of Nuremberg,† 1633. XVIIth c. Mathaus Walbaum, of Augsburg.

1685. Samuel Colivaux (edict of Nantes).

- Jean-Melchior Diglinger,† 1731.

- Johann. Andreas Thelot, of Augsburg,† 1734.

IXth c. Vulfuin, of Chichester.

Xllth c. Anktill, goldsmith and moneyer.

- Solomon of Ely, pupil of Anktill. Xlllth c. Walter of Colchester.

1237. Odo, goldsmith of Henry III., Westminster.

1244. Edward, son of Odo. XlVth c. B. of Wood Street.

- Chichester.

- Godfrey of Wood Street.

- Hessey (Thomas).

- John Walsh. 1417. Guillaume Katan.

XVth c. Shore.

1690 Simon Gribelin, settled in London.

1432. Jehan Pentin, of Bruges.

1430. Jehan of Zeeland, of Ghent.

1439. Lambspring or Lambespring (Bartholomew).

- Daniel Marot, refugee in Holland.

1693.- Jean-Francois Cousinet, goldsmith to the King of Sweden.

474 Mabuinus, Gallic goldsmith.

588. Abbon, goldsmith and moneyer. of Limoges.

588. Eligius, or St. Eloi, his pupil.

- Thillo, or St. Theau, pupil of St. Eloi. 780. Altheus.

Xth c. Bernuin, canon of Sens.

- Bernelin, do.

1242. Bonnard, of Paris, designer of the shrine of St Genevieve.

1230. Raoul, goldsmith to St. Louis, educated as a nobleman.

- Guillaume Boucher, of Paris, established with the Khan of Tartary. 1292. Gilbert, Englishman, goldsmith at Paris.

1292. Jehan, of London, do.

1292. Robert. Englishman, do.

1292. Sendrin, Englishman, do.

1322. Nicolas des Nielles, or di Nigella, goldsmith at Paris.

1345. Thomas de Lengres.

1348. Thomas Auguetin.

1348. Guillaume de Vaudestat.

1349. Josseran de Mascou. 1349. Jehan Malin.

1352. Pierre des Barres.

1352. Jehan de Brailler, goldsmith to John II. the Good.

1353. Pierre Boudet.

1353. Pierre des Livres.

1354. Jehan de Lille. 1359. Franchequin. 1363. Martin Harselle.

1363. Rogier de la Postrie.

1364. Jean de Mautreux, goldsmith to King Jean. 1370. Jean de Maucroix, of Paris.

1382. Jehan Here.

1382. Jehan de Premierfait, of Troyes.

1388. Simmonet le Bec.

1389. Perrin Bonhomme.

1389. Jehan le Charpentier, of Paris.

1389. Jehan Hune, of Paris.

1391. Guillaume Arode.

1392. Perin, of Choisy. 1392. Jehan Quarre.

1392. Herman Ruissel, of Taris.

1393. Hans Karat.

1407. Jehan Fauconnier, of Tours.

1394. Pierre Blondel.

1394. Perrin Hune.

1395. Gillett Saiget.

1396. Hance Croist, goldsmith to the Duke of Orleans.

1396. Hanroy de Mustre. 1397 Josset Desture.

1397. Jehan Hasart.

1399. Jean Brun.

1399. Jehan de Brye.

1399. Ghiselin Carpentier, of Tournay.

1399. Luc.

XlVth c. Retour (Robert), goldsmith in the conciergerie of St. Paul.

- Hannequin, goldsmith to Charles V.

- Henry, goldsmith to the Duke of Anjou.

Jean de Piguigny, goldsmith to the Duke of Normandy.

1400. Jehan Compere, of Paris. 1400. Jehan le Conte.

1404. Evrard le Cordien.

1404. George de Rondeville.

1405. Jehan Mainfroy, goldsmith to the Duke of Burgundy.

1407. Jehan Galant.

1408. Guillaume Boey, shrine of the church of St. Germain des Pres, Paris. 1408. Jehan de Clichy, do.

1408. Gautier Dufour, do.

1408. Jehan Mainfroy, goldsmith to Philip the Bold.

1414. Jehan Nofiex, of St. Quentin.

1416. Le Grand Albert, of Paris.

1416. Albert du Molin, do.

1416. Hermant Kanise.

1416. Julien Simon, of Paris.

1417. Michel Blondel, of Blois. 1423. Guillin Le Noir.

1423. Jehan Pentin, of Bourges.

1425. Jehan Martin, of Boulogne.

1428. Jehan Desprez, of Lille.

1432. Huart Duvivier, jewel merchant.

1432. Jehan Pulz.

1433. Pierre de la Haye.

1435. Pierre le Charron, of Paris, enameller and goldsmith.

1453. Gilbert Jehan, of Tours.

1455. Jehan Lessaieur, or Lessayeur.

1455. Gilbert Lorin, goldsmith to Charles VII.

1461. Jehan Lefevre, of Rouen.

1461. Colin Touroul, do.

1461. Jehan Somnean.

1463. Andre Mangot, of Tours, shrine of Ste. Marthe.

1470. Jehan Chenuau, of Tours.

1470. Guillemin Poissonnier, of Tours.

1470. Lambert de Sey, of Amboise.

1482. Jehan George.

I482. Thomas de St. Pol, of Tours.

1486. Mathieu le Vacher, of Paris.

1493. Conrat, or Conrarde, Coulongna, of Tours.

1495. Jehan Gallant, goldsmith to Charles VIII.

1498. Charles Falcone or Faulcon, do.

1498. Pierre Falcone, do.

1498. Pierre Quincauld, of Arras.

1499. Henri, goldsmith to Louis XII.

1499. Arnould de Viviers, goldsmith to Anne of Brittany.

1500. Jean Papillon, medal of Louis XII.

1502. Henri de Messiers, municipal guard.

1502. Mathieu le Vacher, of Paris.

1503. Jean de Russange, goldsmith on the Pont Notre-Dame. 1514. Louis Deuzan, goldsmith to Louis XII. and to Francis I. 1514. Pierre Mangot, do.

1516. Robin Rousseau, of Tours.

1521. Jacques le Vasseur, of Chartres, shrine of St. Piat.

1521. Jehan Siguerrc, of Rouen, do.

1523. Gatien Boucault, of Tours.

1526. Matteo del Nasaro, brought to France by Francis I.

1528. Renault Damet, of Paris.

1529. Pyramus Triboullet, mounter of vases.

1530. Jehan Davet, of Dijon, damascener. 1530. Charles Millet, of Bethune.

1532. Jacques Polin, or Poullain, goldsmith of the Pont au Change.

1538. Benedict Ramel, medallion of Francis I.

1538. Jehan Cousin, of Paris.

1540. Benvenuto.

1541. Simon Dotieres, or Potieres, "joyaulier." 1541. Jean Cousin the elder.

1541. Simon Cress?.

1541. Guillaume Castillon.

1541. Jacob Garnier.

1541. Jean Herondelle.

1541. Jean Lenfant.

1541. Nicolas Lepeuple.

1541. Philippe Leroy.

1541. Mathieu Marcel.

1541. Richard Toutin.

1544. Claude Marcel.

1547. Jacques Pijard.

1548. Ferry Hochecornes.

1549. Charles Roullet.

1550. Mathurin Lussault, goldsmith attached to the Court

1551. Robert Mangot.

1555. Gilles Suramond, or Suraulmone, goldsmith to Henry II.

1556. Jehan Doublet, goldsmith to Henry II. and the Dauphin.

1556. Pierre Woeriot.

1557. Pierre Hautement, or Hottman, Lorraine.

1559. Domenico del Barbiere, vase to hold the heart of Henry II.

1560. Pierre Cauchoys. 1560. L'Echoquette.

- Francois Briot.

1563. Marie Poullain, widow of Cauchoys.

1566. Jehan Aucel.

1567. Louis Gaucher.

1570. Francois Desjardins, goldsmith and lapidary to Charles IX.

1570. Bourselle, killed at the massacre of St. Bartholomew.

1570. Francois Dujardin (same as Desjardins).

1571. Pasquier de la Noue, girdles of gold and enamel. 1573. Richard Toutain, goldsmith on the Pont au Change. 1574. Francois Guyard, goldsmith to Henry III.

1582. Chapron.

1584. Guillaume Arondelle, goldsmith to Catherine de Medicis

1587. Jean de la Haye, works for Gabrielle d'Estrees.

1589. Messier, goldsmith on the Pont au Change.

1589. Gilbert Richaudeau.

1591. David Vimont, or de Vimont, goldsmith to Henry IV.

1599. Pierre Hemant.

1605. Mosbereaux (Brothers), of Limoges, domiciled in the Louvre.

1608. Pierre Courtois, do.

1608. Nicolas Roussel, do.

1611. Marc Bimbi, do.

1612. Mathieu Lescot. 1615. Etienne Carteron.

1618. Jean Toutin, of Chateaudun, enameller and engraver.

1621. Gedeon Lesgare, of Chanmont.

1623. Laurent Lesgare.

1623. Rene de Lahaye.

1624. Vincent Petit, embellisher of arms, domiciled in the Louvre.

1624. A. Virot, designer.

1625. Balthazar Lemercier, designer.

1625. De Vaux, by the Corporation.

1627. Labarre, the elder, domiciled in the Louvre.

1628. Pierre Marchant, designer.

1629. Jacques Gaillart.

1630. Pijard, keeper of the relics of the Sainte-Chapelle.

1631. Raymond Lescot. 1633. Antoine Hedouyns.

1633. Francois Lescot, goldsmith to Mazarin.

1635. Francois Lefebvre.

1638. Jacques de Launay.

1640. Alexis Loir, goldsmith at the Gobelins.

1642. Jean Banquerol, domiciled in the Louvre.

1642. Jacques Roussel, goldsmith and engraver to Louis XIII.

1642. Roberdet, goldsmith to Mazarin.

1643. Jean Gravet, domiciled in the Louvre.

1645. Claude Ballin, goldsmith to Louis XIV.,† 1678.

1647. Nicolas Delaunay, do.

- Vincent Petit, domiciled in the Louvre.

1647. Thomas Merlin, goldsmith of Lorraine, domiciled in the Louvre,† 1697.

1655. Girard Debonnaire, goldsmith to the Prince de Conde.

1655 Francois Roberday.

1661. Laurent Texier de Montarsis, domiciled in the Louvre.

1663. Gilles Legare goldsmith to Louis XIV.

1664. Rene Cousinet, works for Versailles.

1665. Claude de Villers, came from London by order of Louis XIV. 1665. Dutel.

1667. Pierre Germain works for Versailles,† 1684.

1668. Louis Roupert, of Metz.

1671. Pierre Bain, goldsmith to Louis XIV., domiciled in the Louvre, enameller.

1671. Hilaire Vilain.

1677. Defontaine, domiciled in the Louvre.

1677. Pierre Bain.

1680. Francois de Villers, works along with Loir.

1681. Claude Ballin, the nephew, crown worn at the coronation of Louis XV.,† 1754.

1689. Jean-Baptiste Loir.

XVIIth c. Jean Gravet.

- Courtois (the).

- Domenico Cucci, artist at the Gobelins.

- E. Amory. 1700. Antoine Bertin. 1702. J. Bourg designer.

1702. J. Bourguet.

1703. Pierre Bourdon, of Coulommiers, designer.

1704. Etienne Balaguy.

1704. Thomas Germain, born at Paris in 1673,† 1748.

1709. Briceau of Paris.

1712. C. F. Crose.

1712. Pierre Viardot.

1714. Philippe Caffieri.

1715. Nicolas Besnier, domiciled in the Louvre 1752.

1721. Rondet, the father, jeweller to the Crown.

1722. Duflos, setter of diamonds

1723. Just-Aurele Meisonnier, designer to the Kings chamber,† 1750.

- Simon Cure, born in 1681,† 1734.

- Claude de Villers, son or nephew, goldsmith at the Gobelins,† 1755 1733. Nicolas Crochet, admitted in 1720.

1729. Renty, or de Renty, of Lille, imitation of gold.

1731. Leblanc, founder to the King, do.

1736. Mondon, the son.

T741. Claude Charvet. patronised by the Duke of Orleans.

1744. Antoine Plot.

1745- Jacques Roettieis. born in 1707, goldsmith to the King and the Dauphine,

† 1784-

1743. Henri Allain.

1745. Renard.

1748. Antoine Bailly, goldsmith to La Trinite, master in 1756.

1749. Francois Joubert.

1750. Antoine-Jean de Villeclair.

1752. Francois-Thomas Germain, domiciled in the Louvre in 1748.

1754. Ballin, son.

1755. Duplessis, founder to the King, similor in 1742.

1758. Strass imitation stones.

1759. Claude-Dominique Rondet, son.

1760. Cheron.

1760. Jean-Denis Lempereur,

1761. Robert-Joseph Auguste, coronation crown of Louis XIV.

1762. Jean-Baptiste Cheret. 1762. Pauquet.

1762. Pouget, the son, pupil of Lempereur.

1765. Chancelier, used to work along with Germain.

1765. Dapche.

1765. Jean-Francois Forty, designer.

1765. Jacqmin, domiciled in the Louvre, jeweller to the King and to the Crown,

† 1773.

1766. Gouthiere.

1766. Edme-Pierre Balzac.

1766. Claude-Nicolas Delanoy.

1767. Antoine Dutry, goldsmith at the Gobelins.

1768. Micalef, goldsmith on the Pont St. Michel.

1770. Denis Franckson, at "La Trinite," admitted as master in 1773.

1770. Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers, the son.

1771. P. Moreau, designer.

1772. J. B. Cheret, of the Academy of Marseilles.

1773. Aubert. domiciled in the Louvre, mounts the crown diamonds.

1774. Jacques Favre.

1774. Jean-Claude Odiot, enameller on gold.

1775. Antoine Bouillier, goldsmith to the Duke of Orleans,† 1835.

1775. Auguste Cheret, works on the crown of Louis XVI.

1776. Charles Spriman. 1779. R. L. Dany.

1781. Louis-Joseph Rondot.

1782. Vinsac, the elder, of Toulouse.

1784. Meniere, gifts for the Grand Seignior.

1785. Marie-Jeseph Tugot and Jacques Daumy, his son-in-law, royal manufactory of gold-plate inlaid with plaques.

1785. Lorthier.

- Delafosse, designer. 1790. Charite.

1790. Delafontaine.

1791. Ravrio.

- Thomire.