Lot 101

Cogniet

A small coach clock with half hour and hour strike, mock pendulum and verge escapement

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The back of the silver case is engraved with concentric circles and features small sound holes in the shape of stylised flowers near the edge. Two hands indicate hours and minutes on the white enamel dial. Two assymetrically arranged winding holes are available for winding movement and striking mechanism. Two pins on a pinion on the centerline release the hour and half hour strikes. The pins move a lever and thus release the mechanism.
This watch is described and illustrated in: "La Montre Francaise, Les Editions de L'Amateur" by Adolphe Chapiro, 1991, pp. 74, figs. 166-170.

The Parisian watchmaker Jacques Cogniet (Cognet) was born around 1661; he was the son of watchmaker Antoine Cogniet and Marie Auger. Jacques became a master in Paris like his father and was a resident of the parish of St Germain l'Auxerrois. He died on March 4, 1730.