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Inscription: Pricked on back above rat-tail: E.E.W Engraved below initials: 1724 Marking: [1] lion passant (English quality mark for sterling); [2] DW between 2 estoiles, fleur-de-lis below (maker's mark for David Willaume I); [3] F[?] (mark illegible, probably a date letter for 1721–22). Location of marks: All on back of stem. Maker's mark ...
1719-1720 (made) Artist/Maker. David Willaume (maker) Place of origin. London (made) Plate, silver, of plain circular form with a wide, flat rim. The borders are undecorated, with the exception of the coat of arms which is virtually contemporary with the date of manufacture. The rim is strengthened underneath with convex moulding.
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The ewer bears the mark of the Huguenot goldsmith David Willaume II. Amongst his most important patrons in the early 1740's was George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington, of Dunham Massey. Lord Warrington was at the height of the silver-buying at the time and Willaume provided him with some of the most magnificent of his later acquisitions. Provenance
Mar 22, 2024 · Today de Lamerie tops collectors’ lists, alongside Pierre Platel, David Willaume, Paul Crespin and Simon Pantin. Timo Koopman explains: ‘There is a fluidity of form and naturalism that exudes opulence, richness and at the same time a delicacy in contrast of depth and detail that naturally draws one to this period – auricular, asymmetrical lines and sheer beauty.’
A SET OF SIX GEORGE I SILVER CANDLESTICKS MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME I, LONDON, 1720 Each on circular base with foliage border and engraved with two coats-of-arms accolé, the tapering, fluted stem with gadrooned hexagonal knop, each marked on base and engraved with scratchweights '16-10', '16-0', '15-3', '15-18', '14-15' and '15-9'
David Willaume II, apprenticed to his father the master Hugeunot silversmith David Willaume I in 1707, free 1723. First and 2nd marks entered as largeworker in 1728, roughly the time of his father’s retirement. 3rd mark 1739. He became High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1737. Goldsmith to the King 1744 and 1746. Died 1761.
