Illustrated History of Furniture, fifth ed. / From the Earliest to the Present Time

by Frederick Litchfield

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THE following List of the Names of some Artists and Manufacturers of past times, in alphabetical order, will be useful for reference. The Author is indebted to Mr. J. Hungerford Pollen for some additions to his list in "Ancient and Modern Furniture." (published in 1874). The names of existing firms are not included, partly on account of the large number who might fairly claim a place amongst the makers of furniture of the present time, and partly because any selection of names by a contemporary would appear to be invidious and arbitrary:—

Names of Artists or Manufacturers.	Country and time in which they worked.		Remarks and References.
A
Adam, J. (and R.)	England	1728-1792	Chapter vii.
Agnolo, B. d'	Italy	1460-1563	Architect who designed much intarsia work, also carved church work.
Agnolo, D. d'	"	16th century	Son of above.
Agnolo, J. d'	"	" "	Ditto.
Ambrogio, G.	"	17th "
Annoot, —	England	19th "	Chapter ix., p. [235] (French style).
Ards, W.	Flanders	15th "	Executed carvings in the roof of Hotel de Ville, Malines.
Armand, Jean	France	18th "	Marquetry.
Asinelis, A.	Italy	16th "
Aubiche, Jacques d'	France	18th "	Faubourg, Ste. Antoine.
B
Bachelier, —	France	16th century
Baerze, J. de	Flanders	14th "	Carved figure work, preserved in Museum of Dijon.
Baker, —	England	18th "	Flower painter.
Balthazar, Lieutand	France	" "
Barili, A.	Italy	16th "	Carved woodwork for Cathedral of Siena.
Barili, G. (Florence)	"	" "	Carved doors in the Vatican.
Barili, S.	"	" "	Carved work for Cathedral of Siena.
Barry, Sir Charles (architect)	England	19th "	Chapter viii., woodwork of Houses of Parliament.
Baumgartner, U.	Germany	17th century	Made the celebrated Pomeranian Art Cabinet in Berlin Museum.
Beaugreant, G. de	Flanders	16th "	One of the designers of the chimney-piece at Bruges, see p. [63].
Beck, S.	Germany	" "
Belli, A. A.	Italy	" "
Belli, G.	"	" "
Beneman, G.	France	18th "	"Maitre ébeniste" in 1785, worked at Fontainebleau.
Berain, J.	"	1636-1711	Chapter vi., designed for Boule.
Bergamo, D. da	Italy	1490-1550	Intarsia work in Church of S. Dominic in Bologno.
Bergamo, S. da	"	16th century	Brother and assistant.
Bernardo, —	"	" "
Berruguete, —	Spain	1480-1561	Chapter iii. (Spanish section), pupil of M. Angelo.
Bertolina, B. J.	Italy	16th century
Beyaert, J.	Flanders	15th "	Carvings in roof of Salle de Marriage, Hotel de Ville, Louvain.
Binson, Andrieu de	France	18th "	Furniture and carriage decorator, worked in 1736.
Blake, S.	England	19th "	Marqueterie furniture (French style) p. [235].
Blondeel, L.	Flanders	1495-1560	Designed the chimney-piece at Bruges, see p. [63].
Bolgié, G.	Italy	18th century
Bonzanigo, G. M.	"	" "
Borello, F.	"	16th "
Borgona, F. de	Spain	" "
Botto, B.	Italy	" "	Famous wood carver.
Botto, G. B.	"	" "
Botto, P.	"	" "
Botto, S. A.	"	" "
Boulle, A. C. (generally spelt "Boule")	France	1642-1732	Chapter vi.
Boulle, P.	"	17th century	Born 1619, premier ébeniste to Louis XIII.
Bourdin, M.	"	16th "	Chapter iii., pp. [60], [63].
Brandri, —	"	17th "	An Italian, worked with Goletti at "Pietra Dura" under Colbert.
Brescia, R. da	Italy	16th "
Bross, — de	France	17th "
Bruggeman, H.	Germany	15th "	Carver.
Bruhl, A.	Flanders	16th and 17th centuries	Carved stalls of centuries San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.
Brunelleschi, F.	Italy	1377-1446
Brustolone, A.	"	1670-1732
Buontalenti, B. T.	"	16th century
Burb, —	France	18th century	Said to have worked for M. de Pompadour (Vernis Martin style).

Names of Artists or Manufacturers.	Country and time in which they worked.		Remarks and References.
C
Caffieri, Ph.	France	17th and 18th centuries	Chap. vi. (worked with Riesener) famous mounter.
Campbell and Sons	England	18th century	Chapter vii., p. [198].
Canabas, Joseph	France	" "	Made mechanical tables, Rue du fg. St. Antoine.
Cano, A.	Spain	17th "
Canavo, J. de.	Italy	16th "
Canozii, C.	"	" "	Executed intarsia work in S. Marco, Venice.
Canozii, G. M.	"	" " }	Carvers of church
Canozii, L.	"	" " }	decorative work.
Capitsoldi, —	England	18th "	Louis Seize style of furniture.
Capo di Ferro, Brothers	Italy	16th "
Carlin, E.	France	18th "	Stamped on table in Jones Collection.
Carlin, Martin	"	" "	Ebony with porcelain plaques, lac, and "Pietra Dura."
Carlone, J.	Italy	" "
Carnicero, A.	Spain	1693-1756	Sculptor, carved in convent of Valladolid.
Carter, — (architect)	England	18th century	Chapter vii.
Castelli, Q.	Italy	16th "
Cauner, —	France	18th "	Chapter vii. (frames in Louis XV. style).
Cauvet, G. P.	"	1731-1788
Ceracci, G.	England	18th century	Italian, modelled for R. Adam.
Cervelliera, B. del	Italy	" "
Chambers, Sir W.	England	1726-1796	Chapter vii., introduced Chinese style in furniture.
Chippendale, T.	"	18th century	Chapter vii.
Cipriani, G. B.	"	" "	Chapter vii., employed by Chambers and others to paint furniture.
Claude, Charles S.	France	" "	Faubourg Ste. Antoine, 1752, good plain work with metal mounts.
Claude, Lebesque	"	" "	Worked in Paris, 1771.
Cleyn, F. R.	England	17th "	Worked for Charles II.
Coech, P.	Flanders	16th "	Chapter iii., p. [63].
Coit, —	England	18th "	Chaser of metal mounts.
Collett, A.	"	" "	Chapter vii., carver.
Collmann, L. W.	"	19th "	Chapter viii., p. [220]
Copeland, —	"	18th "
Cosson, J. L.	France	" "	Stamped on the table in Jones Collection.
Cotte, J. de	"	" "
Cotte, R. D.	France	1656-1735
Cotton, C.	England	18th century
Couet, L. Jaques	France	" "	Rue de Bussy in 1774.
Cramer, M. G.	"	" " }	Stamped on tables in Bethnal
Cressent, —	"	" " }	Green Museum (Mainwaring Collection).
D
Darly, Mathias	England	18th century	Chapter vii., p. 186, designer.
David, — (see Roentgen)	France	" "	Chapter vi., famous for marqueterie.
Davy, R.	England	1750-1794	Wood carving, p. [198].
Dello Delli	Italy	14th & 15th centuries
Deloose, —	France	18th century	Stamped on table in Jones Collection.
Delorme, —	"	" " }	Stamped on table in Bethnal
Denizot, —	"	" " }	Green Museum (Mainwaring Collection).
Dolen, — van	Flanders	18th century	Carvings in Church of S. Gudule, Brussels.
Donatello, —	Italy	1380-1466
Dorsient, A. C.; C. Oc.	Flanders	10th century	Signed on carved door in South Kensington Museum, dated 1580.
Dowbiggin, —	England	18th and 19th centuries	Chapter vii. and viii. (Gillow's apprentice).
Ducereau, A.	France	1515-1518
Dugar, E.	Italy	16th century
Dugourc	France late	18th "	Designed for Beneman, Swerdficher, and others.
Duplessis, —	"	" "	Famous mounter of furniture.
Du Quefnoy, F. H. and J.	Flanders	17th "
E
Ellaume, Jean C.	France	18th century	Worked in Paris, 1754.
Elliott, Charles	England	" "	Chapter vii., p. [198].
Etienne, Avril	France		Lived at the Rue Charenton in 1774, good plain work with metal mounts.
F
Faydherbe, L. (artist and architect)	Flanders	1627-1694	Chapter iii.
Feucheré, — (mounter)	France	18th century	Chapter vi.
Flaxman, —	England and Italy	" "	Chapter vii.
Filipo, D. di	Italy	16th "
Fitzcook, H.	England	19th "	Chapter viii., designed for manufacturers.
Flörein, J.	Flanders.	15th "
Floris, C.	Netherlands	16th "	Chapter iii.
Flötner, P.	Germany	16th century	Designs for furniture in the Berlin Museum.
Forestier, —	France	18th "	Mounter of mahogany furniture.
Fourdinois, —	"	19th "	Chapters viii. and ix., exhibited '51, '67.
France, —	England	18th "	Chapter vii., p. [198].

Names of Artists or Manufacturers.	Country and time in which they worked.		Remarks and References.
G
Gabler, M.	Germany	17th century
Gaine, —	France	18th "
Gallé, —	Holland	17th "	Ebony, with metal and hard pebbles.
Galletti, G.	Italy	18th "
Gallieux, — (mounter)	France	" "	Stamped on tables in Jones Collection.
Garnier, P.	"	" "	Stamped on table, and on marquetry encoignures in the Duke of Westminster's Collection.
Genfer, M.	Germany	17th "
Gervasius, —	England	" "
Gettich, P.	Germany	" "
Geuser, M.	"	" "
Gheel, F. van	Flanders	18th "
Gibbons, G.	England	17th "	Chapter iv., worked for Charles II.
Gillet, Louis	France	18th "	Worked in Paris, 1776.
Gillow, R.	England	18th and 19th centuries	Chapters vii., viii., ix.
Giovanni, Fra	Italy	16th century
Glosencamp, H.	Flanders	" "	Chapter iii. (Bruges chimney-piece).
Goletti, —	France	17th "	"Pietra Dura," worked under Colbert.
Goujon, J.	"	16th "	Sculptor, designed much furniture.
Gouthière, P.	"	18th "	Chapter vi., born 1740, worked with Riesener, famous mounter.
H
Habermann, —	France	18th century	Rococo or Pompadour style.
Habert, —	Italy	16th to 17th "	Stamped on examples in Hamilton Palace Collection.
Haeghen, — van der	Flanders	18th "
Heckinger, J.	Germany	17th "
Hedom, J. B.	France	18th "
Heinhofer, Ph.	"	16th and 17th centuries	Designed the celebrated Pomerian Art Cabinet in Berlin Museum.
Helmont, — van	Flanders	18th century	Carved pulpits in St. John Baptist, Cologne.
Henrieux, —	France	" "	Famous mounter.
Hepplewhite, A.	England	" "	Chapter vii.
Hernandez, G.	Spain	1586-1646.
Herring, —	England	19th century	Chapter viii.
Holbein, —	" early	16th "	Chapter (iii.) (English section).
Holthausen, H. J.	France	18th "	Stamped on table in Bethnal Green Museum (Mainwaring Collection).
Holmes, W.	England	19th "	Chapter viii. (designer).
Hool, J. B. van	Flanders	18th "
Hope, T. (architect)	" early	19th "	Chapter viii., classical style.
Huet, —	France	18th "
Huygens — (lacquer)	France & Holland	17th century	Chapter vi.
Hyman, F.	England	18th century
I
Ince, W.	England	18th century	Chapter vii., contemporary with Chippendale.
J
Jackson and Graham	England	19th century	Chapters viii. and ix., exhibited '51.
Jansen, G.	France	18th "	Stamped on table in Jones Collection.
John of St. Omer (Frenchman)	"	13th "	Court painter & house decorator to Henry III.
John of Padua	"	15th "	Chapter iii., employed by Henry VIII.
Johnson, T.	"	18th "	Chapter vii., p. [198].
Jones, Inigo (architect)	" early	17th "	Chapter iv.
Juni, (J. D.)	Spain	16th and 17th centuries
K
Kampen, Lambert van	Germany	16th century	Carved the Chapter House panels in Münster, Westfalen.
Kauffmann, A. (artist)	England	18th "	Chapter vii. (painted furniture).
Kiskner, U.	Germany	17th "
Kraft, J. C. (architect)	England	18th "	Chapter vii.
Kuenlin, J.	Germany	17th "
L
Ladetto, F.	Italy	18th century
Lalonde, —	France	" "	Furniture with mechanical contrivances (Louis XVI.).
Lardant, Jacques	"	16th "	Chapter iii., p. [60].
Lathille, Pierre	France	18th century	Worked in Paris, 1737.
Lawreans, —	England	17th "	Pupil of G. Gibbons (chapter iv.)
Le Brun, — (artist)	France	" "	Chapter vi., designed for Boule.
Lecreux, N. A. J.	Flanders	1757-1836	Carved pulpits.
Lelu, —	France	18th century	Chapter vi., stamped on specimen in Jones Collection. Worked for Madame DuBarri.
Le Moyne	"	1645-1718
Leopardi, A.	Italy	1450-1525
Le Pautre, J.	France	1617-1682
Le Roux, J. B.	"	18th century	Chimney-pieces and room decorations. Worked in 1777.
Levasseur, —	"	" "	Chapter vi.
Lieutand, —	"	" "	Stamped on specimens in collection "National Mobilier," Paris.
Linnell, J.	England	18th "	Furniture in Chippendale style
Lock, M.	"	" "	Chapter viii., carver and gilder, "Mobilier National," Paris.
Loir, A.	France	1630-1713
L'Orme, Ph. de	"	16th century
Lunigia, A. da	Italy	" "

Names of Artists or Manufacturers.	Country and time in which they worked.		Remarks and References.
M
Macé, J.	France	17th century	"Menuisier en ébéne," was lodged in the Louvre to work, in 1644.
Claud, Isaac, Louis (?) sons of the above Macé
Maffeis, P. di	Italy	15th "
Maggiolino, —	"	18th "	A Milanese cabinet maker (marquetry chests of drawers), contemporary with Riesener.
Magister, O.	"	16th "
Majano, B. da	"	15th "	Coffer maker to Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary.
Majano, G. da	"	1432-1490
Manwaring, Robert	England	18th century	Chair maker (chap. vii., p. [173]).
Magaritome, —	Italy	1236-1313
Marot, D.	France	1650-1700?
Marot, G.	"	17th century
Marot, J.	"	1625-1679
Martin, R.	"	1706-1765	Chapter vi., introduced Vernis-Martin.
Martincourt, —	"	18th century	Bronze chaser.
Mayhew, —	England	" "	Chapter vii., contemporary with Chippendale.
Meissonnier, J. A.	France	1693-1750	Introduced broken shell-shaped curves and the more rococo style of Louis XIV. to XV.
Mendeler, G.	Germany	17th century
Meulen, R. van der	Flanders	1645-1717	Carved chimney-pieces (G. Gibbon's style).
Miglionné, Ferdinand Filippo de	France	17th century	Invited to France by Colbert.
Minore, G.	Italy	15th "
Modena, P. da	"	" "	Chair of S. Francesco in Trevisco in 1486.
Moenart, M.	Flanders	17th "	Carved the stalls in St. James', Bruges.
Monbro, —	England	19th "	Chapter ix., p. [233].
Montepulciano, G. da	Italy	16th "
Morand, de Pont de Vaux	France		Stamped on a clock case at Versailles, with date 1706.
Morant, —	England	19th "	Chapter viii.
Moser, L.	Germany	15th "
Müller, D.	"	17th "
Müller, J.	"	" "
N
Newrone, G. C.	Italy	16th century
Nilson, —	France	18th "	Chapter vii., carver.
Nys, L. de	Flanders	" " }	Carved confessionals, work dated 1768.
Nys, P. de	"	" " }
O
Oeben, Jean Francis	France	18th century	Chapter vi., stamped on secretaire in Jones Collection. In 1751 ébenistes were bound to stamp their work. This Oeben died in 1765.
Oeben, Simon (probably son of the above)	"	" "	Called the "inventor" of cylinder secretaires.
Oost, P. van.	Flanders	14th "
Oppen, Oorde Jean	Holland and France	18th "
P
Pacher, M.	Germany	15th century
Padova, Z. da	Italy	16th "
Pafrat, —	France	18th "	On tables in Jones Collection at Bethnal Green Museum.
Panturmo, J. di	Italy	1492-1556
Pardo, G.	Spain	16th century
Pareta, G. di	Italy	" "
Passe, C. de	France	" "	Chapter iii.
Passe, C. de, the younger	"	" "	Chapter iii.
Percier and Fontaine (architects)	France	18th and 19th centuries.	Chapter viii., p. [205], Empire furniture.
Pergolesi, — (artist)	England	18th century	Chapter vii., employed by Robert Adam.
Perreal, J.	France	15th "
Pettitt (otherwise Petit), Nicholas	"	18th "	Stamped on specimens in Jones Collection and in Bethnal Green Museum, "1761."
Philippon, A.	France	16th "
Picau, —	"	18th "	Chapter vii., carver of frames (Louis XV. style).
Picq, J.	Flanders	17th "
Piffetti, A. P.	Italy	1700-1777	Furnished Royal Palace of Tusin (Boule style).
Pigalle, —	England	18th century	French sculptor.
Pillon, G.	France	late 16th "	Chapter iii.
Pinodo, —	Spain	18th "	Signature on painted cabinet in Bethnal Green Museum.
Pioniez, —	France	" "	Stamped on secretaire in Jones Collection.
Plumier, P. D.	Flanders	1688-1721
Poitou, Phillipe	France	18th century	"Ébeniste de France."
Porfirio, B. di	Italy	16th "
Prignot, —	England	19th "	Designed for Jackson and Graham.
Puget, —	France	18th "	Furniture and ship decorator.
Q
Quellin, A.	Flanders	1609-1668
Quellin, A., the younger	"	1625-1700
Quellin, E.	"	17th century
R
Raephorst, B. van	Flanders	15th century	Carver of church reredos in 1740.
Ramello, F.	Italy	16th "
Ranson, —	France	18th "
Rasch, A.	Flanders	15th "	Chapter iii. Chimney-piece in Palais de Justice, Bruges.
Revitt, N. (architect)	England	18th "	Chapter vii.
Richardson, George	"	" "	Chapter vii., p. [186]. Designer
Richter, C.	France	" "	Stamped on cabinet in the Jones Collection.
Riesener, —	"	" "	Born 1730. Chapter vi., ébeniste to M. Antoinette, came from Gladbeck, near Cologne. Died in 1806.
Roentgen, D. (see also David)	"	" "	Chapter vi., contemporary with Riesener. Was living in 1780.
Rogers, H.	England	19th "	Carved in boxwood, Chapter viii.
Rohan, J. de.	"	16th " }	"Maitre Menuisiers" of Lyons,
Rohan, J. de.	"	" " }	1548.
Rosch, J.	Germany	15th "
Rossi, P. de	Italy	15th & 16th centuries	Lady artist of Bologna, carved minute work on peach stones.
Rovezzano, B. da	England	16th century	Employed by Cardinal Wolsey.
Ruckera, Th.	Augsburg	" "	Chapter iii. (German section), steel chair, Longford Castle.

Names of Artists or Manufacturers.	Country and time in which they worked.		Remarks and References.
S
Saint-Germain	France	18th century
Saint Yues, Antoine de	"	" "
Salambier, —	"	18th & 19th centuries	Designed room decorations, mirror frames, etc.
Sangher, J. de	Flanders	17th century
Schelden, P. van der	"	16th "
Schwanhard, H.	Germany	17th "	Invented the "Wavy" mouldings used in Dutch and German furniture.
Seddon, Thomas	England	19th "	Chapter viii., contemporary with early Gillow.
Seddon, Thomas & George (sons of above)	"	" "	Chapter viii., furnished Windsor
Serlius, S.	France	16th "
Servellino, G. del	Italy	15th "
Shearer, —	England	18th "	Chapter vii.
Sheraton, Th.	"	" "	Chapter vii.
Slocombe, P.	"	19th "	Chapter ix., p. [245], designer.
Smet, R. de	Flanders	16th "	Chapter iii. (Bruges chimney piece).
Smith, G.	England	18th "	Chapter viii. (published book of designs).
Snell, —	"	19th "
Somer, Jacques	France	18th "
Stewart, Jas. (architect)	England	" "	Chapter vii.
Stobre, Laurent	France	17th "
Stockel, Joseph	"	18th "	Worked at Fontainebleau.
Stoss, V.	Germany	1438-1533
Street, Sir G., R. A,	England	19th century	The New Law Courts (mediæval woodwork).
Swan, Abraham (architect)	"	18th "	Chapter vii.
Swerdficher, F.	France	" "	Made the jewel cabinet of M. Antoinette, now in the "Garde Meuble."
Syrlin, J.	Germany	15th "
Syrlin, J., the younger	"	15th and 16th centuries	Chap. iii. (choir stalls, Ulm
T
Taillebert, U.	Flanders	16th century
Talbert, B. J. (architect)	England	19th "	Chapter ix. Designed furniture in Gothic style.
Tasso, D.	Italy	15th & 16th centr's.}	Known as wood carvers in
Tasso, G.	"	" " " }	Florence. Worked from M.
Tasso, G. B.	"	" " " }	Angelo's designs.
Tasso, M. D.	Italy	15th century
Tatham, C. H. (architect)	England	18th "	Designed interior decorations, &c., for the Duke of York.
Taurini, R.	Italy	16th "	Pupil of A. Durer (stalls of Milan Cathedral).
Thomas, — (architect)	England	18th "	Chapter vii.
Thomire, P. Ph. (mounter)	France	1751-1843	Museum of "Mobilier National," Paris.
Tolfo, G.	Italy	16th century
Toms and Luscombe	England	19th "	Chapter ix., p. [235] (French style).
Topino, G.	France	18th "	On examples in Jones Collection.
Toro, —	"	18th "	Style of Boule (made for Palace of Versailles).
Torrigiano, —	England	1472-1522	Designed shrine of Henry VII. (Westminster Abbey).
Toto, —	"	1331-1351
Town and Emanuel	"	19th century	Chapter xi., pp. [233]-5 (French style).
Travers, R.	France	18th "	Worked in Paris, 1774.
Trevigi, G. da	England	1503-44	Court painter and decorator to Henry VIII.
Triard, J. B.	France	18th century
Tuart, —	"	18th "	Lacquer work.
U
Uccello, P.	Italy	1396-1479
Ugliengo, C.	"	18th century
V
Vasson, —	France	18th century	A Mounter, or Bronziste.
Venasca, G. P.	Italy	18th "
Verbruggen, P.	Flanders	17th "	Chapter iii.} Carved church ornamental work.
Verbruggen, P. the younger	"	1660-1724	Chapter iii.} Pulpit of Jesuits' College, Antwerp.
Verhaegen, Th.	"	18th century	Carved work in several Mechlin Churches.
Vincenzo, Fra	Italy		Worked at Verona (intarsia).
Vion, —	France	18th century	A Mounter, or Bronzister.
Voyers, —	England	18th "	Louis Seize style of furniture.
Vriesse, V. de	France	17th "	Chapter iii.
W
Waldron, —	England	18th century	Originally carver, afterwards actor.
Walker, H.	"	16th "
Watson, —	"	17th and 18th centuries	Chapter iv., pupil of G. Gibbons.
Webb, —	"	19th century	Chapter ix., p. [235].
Wedgwood, Josiah	England	18th century	Chapter vii., introduced his plaques for furniture.
Weinkopf, W.	Germany	16th "	Worked in Nuremberg, temp. A. Durer.
Wertheimer, S.	England	19th "	Chapter ix., p [233].
Wilkinson, —	"	" "	Chapter viii.
Willemfens, L.	Flanders	1635-1702
William the Florentine	England	13th century	Court painter and house decorator to Henry III.
Wilton, J.	England	18th "	Employed by Sir W. Chambers.
Wren, Sir C.	"	16th to 17th centuries	Chapter iv.
Wright and Mansfield	"	19th century	Adams style of furniture.
Z
Zabello, F.	Italy	16th century	Stalls in Cathedral of Bergamo.
Zorn, G.	Germany	17th "