Georges Emile Henri Servant

Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890) was a French clockmaker who, in 1855, took over his father’s workshop and foundry in the Marais district of Paris. He is known for the production of Greek and Egyptian revival style clocks.

His work was praised for its high quality and he exhibited at many of the international exhibitions taking place in Paris and London, including the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and in London in 1862. He was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian clock models at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1867.

He was awarded France’s highest honour – the Legion d’Honneur in 1874.