Early 19th century brass COQ de MONTRE by LEFEBVRE et ZELLER - Lot 110

Early 19th century brass COQ de MONTRE by LEFEBVRE et ZELLER in Les Andelys. Diam: 4 cm (small dents to the enamel). PROSPER LEFEBVRE - Baptised May 21, 1786. Born of legitimate marriage to Louis Denis Le Fèbvre, watchmaker, and Marie Catherine Halland. Godfather Jean François Lefèbvre. Archives départementales de l'Eure, cote 8 Mi 1452 f. 604 (AD02701_8MI1452N0604) - Marriage on February 29, 1808 in Les Andelys of Prosper Lefebvre, watchmaker born in Écouis on May 21, 1786, son of Denis François Lefebvre, owner, and Thérèse Alan, with Émilie Carorine Malaudain ... in the presence of Denis François Lefebvre, father of the future. Archives départementales de l'Eure, cote 8 Mi 0134 ff. 179-180 (AD02701_8MI0134N0179 and AD02701_8MI0134N0180) - Death on March 15, 1822 in Les Andelys of Prosper Lefebvre, watchmaker ... Archives départementales de l'Eure, cote 8 Mi 0143 f. 180 (AD02701_8MI0143N0180) His father Denis François is named as a watchmaker by his brothers in the latter's declaration of death. This Lefebvre family was known in Mesnil-Verclives in the second half of the 18th century, particularly as hottiers, and came from La Londe, where Prosper's great-grandfather Raoul fils de Jean was born in 1695. Locations: La Londe, Farceaux, Mesnil-Verclives, Écouis, Les Andelys JEAN GASPARD ZELLER - Born March 19, 1785 - Zurich - Marriage on December 10, 1810 in Les Andelys of Jean Gaspard Zeller, born in Zürich, Switzerland, on March 19, 1785, watchmaker living in this town since May 3, 1809, son of Jean Uleric Zeller and Marie Elisebeth Heidegger, with Adélaïde Julie ROSSEY, born in Andelys ... on March 13, 1790. Archives départementales de l'Eure, cote 8 Mi 0134 ff. 294-295 (AD02701_8MI0134N0294 and AD02701_8MI0134N0295) - Death on September 21, 1865 in Les Andelys, at the age of 80, of Jean Gaspard Zeller watchmaker ... Archives départementales de l'Eure, cote 8 Mi 4515 f. 123 (AD02701_8MI4615N0123) His father Hans Ulrich was a button-maker and his grandfather Jakob Christoph a watchmaker. The Zeller family has been known in Zürich since the 15th century, with a lineage going back to Christen, born around 1420. The Archives Nationales holds a file on Jean Gaspard Zeller's application for naturalization, dated March 23, 1848.