Polish silver repeating coach clock with alarm and date Circa 1760

Silver pair-cased repeater by Daniel Schepcke
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An important Polish silver pair-cased hour and quarter-hour repeating coach clock with alarm and date, circa 1760. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, three lavishly florally engraved barrels, four hammers, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance. White enamel dial with from the inside out a chapter ring for the alarm, Roman hours, an Arabic chapter ring for indication of the date and Arabic five-minute numerals. Plain outer case, the inner case florally engraved and pierced round the edge, a motif showing a quiver and a torch framed by a laurel wreath on the back, a rear bell. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 122 mm
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Weight: 1250 g
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Signed: Daniele Schpeke Horloger du Roy à Varsovie
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According to Abeler, Daniel Schepcke (or Schepke) in Warsaw was a native of Dresden who was appointed clockmaker to the court of King Stanislaus II (1732-1798). Schepcke’s work includes several carriage clocks such as those in the National Museum in Poznan. Stolberg also shows a clock in a double case in “Die Kutschenuhr” (the carriage clock).