Gaudron, Antoine (1)

Gaudron, Antoine
(siehe auch: Gaudron)

Französischer Uhrmacher

Antoine Gaudron wurde um 1640 geboren, er war als Uhrmacher tätig in Paris wo er 1675 Meister wurde.

The signature Gaudron à Paris appeared as early as 1660 on clock movements produced by the workshop of Antoine Gaudron, but little is known today about this clockmaker. His works were both admired by colleagues and collected by the French nobility. An examination of Gaudron's will shows that he was successful and prosperous, leaving substantial dowries to his three children and a house pleasantly furnished with numerous pieces of costly Chinese porcelain.

In 1698 Gaudron brought his two sons into his business. The firm then traded not only in clocks but also in precious stones, paintings, mirrors, porcelain, bronze, and jewels. Gaudron was one of the first Parisian makers to use the newly invented long pendulum in his clocks. He also invented some interesting clock movements with both simple and complicated astronomical indications. Some of the most fashionable ébénistes of the period, including André-Charles Boulle, supplied elaborate clock cases for Gaudron's movements. (Paul Getty Museum)

Antoine Gaudron verstarb im Jahre 1714.