niellistn.
/nɪˈɛlɪst/, U.S. /niˈɛləst/ A person skilled in, or specializing in, the art of niello.
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1841 Gentleman's Mag. 111 21 The works of the Niellists did not cease on this discovery nor for some time after.
1883 C. C. Perkins Hist. Handbk. Ital. Sculpt. 310 (note) Highly reputed as a niellist, enamellist, and goldsmith.
1893 Scribner's Mag. Feb. 178/1 The minor music of goldsmith's hammer and niellist's tool was heard from the shops of Pollajuolo.
1989 Encycl. Brit. IV. 503/1 One of its earliest practitioners was the Florentine goldsmith and niellist Maso Finiguerra.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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