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David Willaume
French, active in England, 1658–1741
Set of Four Dishes
1699/1700
Image Caption
David Willaume, Set of Four Dishes, 1699/1700, silver gilt. Clark Art Institute, 1955.258
Medium
silver gilt
Dimensions
[1] 1 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (3.2 x 19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Troy weight: 14.6 toz (454.1 g)
Scratch weight (14–15): 14.75 toz (458.8 g)
[2] 1 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (3.2 x 19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Troy weight: 13.97 toz (434.4 g)
Scratch weight (14–1): 14.05 toz (437 g)
[3] 1 1/4 x 7 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (3.2 x 19.2 x 19.2 cm)
Troy weight: 14.2 toz (441.7 g)
Scratch weight (14–4): 14.2 toz (441.7 g)
[4] 1 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (3.2 x 19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Troy weight: 13.35 toz (415.2 g)
Scratch weight (13–18): 13.9 toz (432.3 g)
Object Number
1955.258
Acquisition
Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status
Off View
Select Bibliography
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute. Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute Presents an Exhibition of Silver of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, 1951. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Twenty-five: Old Silver Bowls and Dishes. Exhibition catalogue. Williamwtown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1964. Mastai, M.-L. D'Otrange. "The Connoisseur in America." Connoisseur 156 (July 1964): 22023. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Thirty-two: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1966. Wildenstein & Company. An Exhibition of Treasures from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts: Paintings, drawings & rare silver, for the benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art, inc. (CRIA). Exhibition catalogue. New York: Wildenstein & Company, 1967. Judith Banister.. "The Founder of a Dynasty: David Willaume, One of London's First Huguenot Craftsmen." Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide 38 (June 1985):62-64.. 1985.. Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
Forde Grey, first earl of Tankerville; by descent to George Montagu Bennet, seventh earl of Tankerville, Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, sale Christie’s, London, 22 June 1937, lot 104; bought Crichton Brothers, London; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 19 May 1938.