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The children of his marriage were Anne, born 1691, wife of David Tanqueray, David , born 1693 and Adam and Suzzane born 1694 and 1696, both dead in infancy. Willaume makes frequent appearances in the Huguenot church registers of London as witness or godfather, and it is clear he was an outstanding member of the community.
David Willaume, who marked this monumental set, was one of the most successful foreign-born silversmiths working in London. Description The cistern rests on a domed spreading foot assembled of three raised sections chased with two horizontal bands of gadrooning, and above, a chased band of pendant, stylized leaves below a molded arcade.
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George I Sterling Silver, wrought, mounted, hallmarkedand engraved London, England, 1725 David Willaume(1658-1741) - French silversmith, active in London sin...... 61: A GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE-POT. Est: £ 10,000 - £ 15,000. View sold prices.
Maker David Willaume. Britannia standard silver. David Willaume, Huguenot maker, born 7 June 1658, son of Adam Willaume, goldsmith of Metz on the Pont des Morts. His first mention in London was in 1686 at the Windsor Castle, Charing Cross. Married Marie Mettayer 1690. Free 1693/94 as David Williams. First mark as largeworker undated probably 1697.
Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition presents some 30 pieces of silver by such important eighteenth-century English silversmiths as David Willaume and Paul de Lamerie.
The most important silversmith in the reported period ^Top. David Willaume I (London 1697-1728) Important Huguenot. David Willaume II (second quart of XVIII century) ^Top. Paul de Lamerie (London 1713-1751) Highly important. The most famous of the XVIII century. Paul de Lamerie: first quart of XVIII century (left); post 1733 (right) ^Top
David Willaume I was one of the leading Huguenots in England at this time. He had the patronage of the wealthiest clients from the last part of William III to the end of George Is reign. His work was renowned for rich design and impeccable execution.
