Noël Balthazar

Noël Balthazar was one of the most important Parisian clockmakers of the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods. The son of a clockmaker, whose brothers also became horologists, he became a master in March 1717, immediately gaining recognition. At the end of the 18th century, some of his creations were mentioned as belonging to important connoisseurs of the time, including Louis-René de Bussy-Lameth, Claude Berthault de Chantereine, the king’s secretary and son the Farmer General Nicolas Dedelay de la Garde, as well as the widow of Philippe-Antoine-Gabriel-Victor de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet, Marquess of la Charce.