Vandewinckele, Augustin Jozef

^⚬1743/10/12 - ^†1818/05/03

Silversmith from Kortrijk (Courtrai). He was born on the 12th of October 1743 as the son of Maarten Vandewinckele and Maria Jozefa Vanende. On the 8th of July 1771 he married Maria Theresia Desmit, daughter of silversmith Charles Desmit. He became a master on the 31st of May 1777. He was dean in 1789-1791. Teacher of Eugeen Jozef Cormbeke (1748-after 1790). Silversmith Jozef Jacques Maes (1762-after 1794) also worked under Vandewinckele. He died on the 3rd of May 1818. Vandewinckele's daughters (Nathalie, Constance, Colette and Louise) continued the workshop.

• Nationality

  Belgium