Rare Austrian quarter repeating coach clock with alarm Circa 1810

Copper and silver coach clock in pair cases by Franz Lehrner
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A rare Austrian copper and silver pair-cased quarter repeating duplex coach clock with alarm, circa 1810. Later custom-made full plate movement, two barrels, three hammers, double wheel duplex escapement, three-arm steel balance.  Fire-gilded brass dial with Roman hours, outer minute track, the centre engraved with foliage and a central alarm hand. The copper and silver outer case with an applied silver ornament and sound holes, the silver inner case is pierced and elaborately engraved, a wicker basket filled with flowers and fruit surrounded by a frame of rocailles and cartouches on the back, a rear bell and pusher for the repetition. Signed movement.
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Diameter: 124 mm
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Weight: 1219 g
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Signed: Franz Lehrner
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The two cases of this watch originally date from the early 18th century and were fitted with an updated movement by Franz Lehrner around 1810.  
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Franz Lehrner was born in 1770 in Zistersdorf and died in 1847 in Sieghartskirchen. He was a watchmaker in Vienna and specialized in large timekeepers such as long case clocks and ‘Dachluhren’, a particular Viennese style clock where the top part has the shape of a rooftop.