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Lot Essay
Antoine Voisin, (1717- after 1789), mitre on 19 Febraury 1743
The 'C' Couronn poinon was a tax mark used in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
Numerous models of cartel clocks by Saint-Germain that employ the Diana the Huntress motif are known: one was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 9 June 1994, lot 16; another was sold anonymously at Sotheby's London, 25 June 1982, lot 92; while a third closely related cartel clock was sold anonymously at Parke Bernet, New York, 28-9 October 1960, lot 332.
JEAN-ANTOINE VOISIN, (1717-after 1789)
The son of the wealthy clockmaker Charles Voisin (1685-1761), Jean-Antoine worked with his father from 1748 to 1761 at which time he established an independent atelier on Rue Dauphine. The younger Voisin filled numerous positions in the clockmakers' community, first as Garde-Visiteur between 1754-1755 and again from 1759-1761, later serving as Dput from 1778 until his death in 1789.
The 'C' Couronn poinon was a tax mark used in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
Numerous models of cartel clocks by Saint-Germain that employ the Diana the Huntress motif are known: one was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 9 June 1994, lot 16; another was sold anonymously at Sotheby's London, 25 June 1982, lot 92; while a third closely related cartel clock was sold anonymously at Parke Bernet, New York, 28-9 October 1960, lot 332.
JEAN-ANTOINE VOISIN, (1717-after 1789)
The son of the wealthy clockmaker Charles Voisin (1685-1761), Jean-Antoine worked with his father from 1748 to 1761 at which time he established an independent atelier on Rue Dauphine. The younger Voisin filled numerous positions in the clockmakers' community, first as Garde-Visiteur between 1754-1755 and again from 1759-1761, later serving as Dput from 1778 until his death in 1789.