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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.
David Willaume II 1730 (registered Nov 1728) Cruet Son of David Willaume I Dennis Wilks 1742..1743 (registered Jul 1739) Salver David Whyte (possibly) 1762..1771 Coffee pot, cup & cover, jug, plate Listed by Grimwade Grimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks as "? David ...
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Second and third marks added to the first entry, 29 January 1719. Address: St James's Street. Fourth mark, 27 July 1720, same address. Heal records him as David Willaume senior goldsmith and banker, London, 1674-1712, of which the first date is erroneous; and Windsor Castle, Charing Cross, 16686-90; and Golden Ball, Pall Mall, 1697-1712.
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. Charles Frederick Kandler (London 1727-1778) Highly important silversmith. One of the greater of all time.
Overview. Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings. Provenance. Title: Salver. Maker: David Willaume I (British, 1658–1741) Date: 1710–11. Culture: British, London. Medium: Silver. Dimensions: Diameter: 24 in. (61 cm) Classification: Metalwork-Silver. Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973. Accession Number: 1974.28.169.
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.
Plate, silver, London hallmarks for Britannia standard, 1719-20, mark of David Willaume. Physical description Plate, silver, of plain circular form with a wide, flat rim.
