David Tanqueray
David Tanqueray,son of David Tanqueray of St Lo, Normandy, apprenticed to David Willaume 1708, free 1722. 1st mark as largeworker 1713. Married Anne, David Willaume’s daughter in 1717. Second mark (sterling) 1720. Subordinate Goldsmith to the King 1729 and 1732. Tanqueray’s surviving work is relatively rare, a remarkable piece is his gilt wine cistern of 1718 at Chatsworth demonstrating strong mastery of Huguenot technique.
On Tanqueray’s death c.1724, his widow Anne continued the business and entered two marks of her own (Sterling and New Standard).
David Tanqueray
David Tanqueray,son of David Tanqueray of St Lo, Normandy, apprenticed to David Willaume 1708, free 1722. 1st mark as largeworker 1713. Married Anne, David Willaume’s daughter in 1717. Second mark (sterling) 1720. Subordinate Goldsmith to the King 1729 and 1732. Tanqueray’s surviving work is relatively rare, a remarkable piece is his gilt wine cistern of 1718 at Chatsworth demonstrating strong mastery of Huguenot technique.
On Tanqueray’s death c.1724, his widow Anne continued the business and entered two marks of her own (Sterling and New Standard).
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1724
David Tanqueray
9622 Pair of George I Antique Silver Chargers
£55,000
An outstanding lot. A rare pair of George I silver sideboard dishes of plain circular form with wide borders. Large size and good heavy weight. *Britannia standard silver. Excellent patina. The centres are finely engraved with armorials within a baroque cartouche of strapwork and foliage, a shell above, a bearded mask below. The arms are those of Lane. Diameter 51cm, 20ins. Total weight approx. 6,950 grams, 224 troy ounces. London 1724. Maker David Tanqueray. A highly esteemed Huguenot maker.
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