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Willaume seems to have retired about 1728 (when David II entered a mark of distinctly different type to his father) and he purchased the Manor of Tingrith, Bedfordshire. Died circa 1741. David Willaume I was an important silversmith and enjoyed the patronage of the wealthiest clients in England.
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 ...
The identity of his pre-1697 mark or marks remains doubtful. He married at the French Chapel of La Patente, Spitalfields, October 1690, Marie daughter of Samuel Matteyer, Minister of that church and sister of Lewis Matteyer. Free by order of the Court of Aldermen as David Williams 27 January 1693/4. Livery, October 1698. Court, February 1724/5.
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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.
DW maker's marks of an illustrated directory listing 3000 hallmarks of England, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Colonial silver (Canada, India, Cape), maker marks, town marks, date letter, duty marks.
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.
