LeCœur

The signature “Le Coeur à Paris” is that of a Parisian horologer who was active from the latter part of the reign of Louis XVI until the early years of the following century. Tardy briefly mentions two clockmakers bearing that name (Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris, 1971, p. 359). It is possible that they may be brothers, one being called Edmé and the other “l’aîné” (“the elder”). They are mentioned in rue de la Verrerie in Paris in 1804. One notes that the Lecoeurs appear to have been very active; many clocks bearing their signature are mentioned as being in the homes of influential Parisian connoisseurs of the time, including Jeanne-Louise Chappuzeau de Bauge, the widow of Charles Lefebvre, Marquis Duquesnoy, and Marie-Philippe Donneau, Marquis de Vizé.