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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.
Biography. Huguenot goldsmith-banker in Charing Cross and St James, London born in Metz c.1658 who was endenizened in 1687, free in 1693/4 and mark as largeworker entered in 1697. Retired about 1728 when his son David Wiillaume II succeeded him. He died earlier than 1741. His daughter Anne married David Tanqueray (qv).
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.
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.
Collection Menu. Advanced Search. ... David Willaume Sr.. Two-Handled Cup with Cover, ca. 1702-1703. Silver, 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm) ; cup height: 7 3/8 in. (31.1cm ...
Date: 1730. Culture: British, London. Medium: Silver. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 1/4 x 13 7/8 x 13 3/4 in., 52 oz. 18 dwt. (3.2 x 35.2 x 34.9 cm, 1646g) Classification: Metalwork-Silver. Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973. Accession Number: 1974.28.177.
The maker of this cup, David Willaume, was one of the most successful London goldsmiths of his time and enjoyed the patronage of wealthy clients. It is interesting to note that even such a prominent silversmith should engage in the dishonest practice of duty-dodging.
