Although not signed, the layout of carillon movement, the shape of the bridges and of the hammers, enable to attr ibute it to the workshop of Jaquet Droz, the best specialist of the period for musical snuff boxes made for the Chinese Market. Similar boxes are illustrated in A. Chapuis: History o/ the Musical Boxes, pages 140 et 141, fig. 125 to 128. The enamel scene is painted in the mariner ofJean Abraham Lissignol. Jaq J aquet-Droz From 1752 to 1784, Pierre Jaquet-Droz was the firm of Pierre uet-Droz (1721-1790), and when he became old , he was succeeded by his son Henri (1752-1791), and Jean Frederic Leschot (1746-1824?), his adopted son, under the name of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot. This company moved from La Chauds de Fonds to Geneva. Born in La Chauds de Fonds, Pierre Jaquet-Droz studied mathematics and theology, and then became interested in horology. He sent his son, Henri, to Nancy, France, to study mathematics, physics, music and drafting. When his son had returned from his studies and joined the firm, they made automata which became famous all over Europe. Pierre Jaquet-Droz was the first to make singing bird boxes. Soon, the firm Pierre Jaquet-Droz had a solid reputation for complicated clocks, Neuchatel clocks and as an automata maker. J aquet-Droz & Leschot introduced to Geneva complicated horology which combined in one timepiece, music, scenery and art. One of the firm's principal activities from Geneva was the export of luxury and unusual complicated watches, the production of singing mechanical birds, while the production of clocks was in Neuchatel. These items were sold namely in England, and indirectly in the East and in the Far East. In order to simplify the selling of such works to these markets, they maintained their London branch, which had been opened in 1775 and was managed by one of their best workers Henri Maillardet, with a new association in 1783 which he continued to manage. Through his workshop in London, Henry Maillardet used to supply magnificent watches made by this eminent maker to Cox and Beale, the successors of]. Cox & Son in Canton, the famous dealers of luxury watches made for the Chinese Market. Signatures of Henry-Louis Jaquet-Droz, James Cox and Henry Maillardet on a contract date 1783 (A. Chapuis - E. Jaquet The Nislory of d/re self-zoiuclang watch. p. 160). Although unsigned or bearing the signature of Henry Maillardet or other makers, several watches were in fact produced in the workshop of Pierre Jaquet Droz. Pierre Jaquet-Droz died in Bienne, Switzerland, in 1790 and Henri Jaquet-Droz in Naples, Italy, in 1791. At that time, Jean Frederic Leschot took over the firm. Lissignol, Jean Abraham Born in Geneva on May 1749, died in Plainpalais (Geneva) on J une 28 1819. Very fine enameller, he was the pupil of Jean-Marc Roux and became his partner. Specialised on snuff boxes and watch cases, he worked for Jaquet Droz and Leschot, the Rochat Brothers and John Rich.