Austrian important repeating silver coach clock Circa 1740

Coach clock with quarter hour / hour strike and alarm
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An important Viennese repeating coach clock with quarter hour / hour strike and alarm, circa 1740.
The case is silver with pierced edges, a repoussé decoration: chased scene of card-playing lansquenets in period costume, a gun in the background and a monogrammed “DW”. The dial is silver champlevé with a central alarm disc. It has a gilt full plate movement, a chain/fusee and barrel for going train, a verge escapement, 3 florally engraved barrels for alarm and striking train, 3 hammers, a bell and a three-arm brass balance.
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Diameter: 100 mm
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Weight: 771 g
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Signed: Johan Delucca in Wienn, (Vienna)
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Johann Delucca , or De Lucca, Deluca (1697-1753) was an excellent clockmaker in Vienna. He became a master in 1739 and a free citizen in 1749. The clock museum in Vienna holds one of his bracket clocks; a fine carriage clock dating from 1737, which is probably Delucca’s masterpiece, is privately owned. Six other outstanding travel clocks confirmed to be Delucca’s work are described in the book “Die Kutschenuhr” by Lukas Stollberg.
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Provenance: Renowned private collection in Vienna