Sire Philippe Van Dievoet (/ˈdiːvʊt/) called Vandive[1] (/vɒ̃dɪv/), écuyer, (1654–1738[2]) was a celebrated goldsmith and jeweller.
He was goldsmith to King Louis XIV, councillor of the King,[3] officier de la Garde Robe du Roi (officer of the King's wardrobe), trustee of the Hôtel de ville of Paris, and Consul of Paris.
Sire Philippe Van Dievoet called Vandive, as an officier de la Garde Robe du Roi (officer of the King's wardrobe),[4] benefitted from personal Nobility along with the title of Ecuyer during his tenure from 1680 until 1711.
Depending on the source, the name of Philippe Van Dievoet was changed to Vandive either by the Dauphin[5] of whom he had been the jeweller, or by his father, King Louis XIV.
He was a brother of the sculptor Peter Van Dievoet (1661–1729) and father of the printer Guillaume Vandive.