Boudoir clock

Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva

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The firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot had branches in London and Geneva. This watch was made in the London branch. Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz, who worked in Chaux-de-Fonds, Nancy and Geneva, placed Henri Maillardet in charge of the London branch in 1775. These two together with Leschot were renowned as makers of automata and singing birds.

Boudoir clock, Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva (1752–1791), Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case

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Boudoir clock, Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva (1752–1791), Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case
Boudoir clock, Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva (1752–1791), Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case
Boudoir clock, Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva (1752–1791), Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case

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