German Grande Sonnerie repeater with alarm and date 1770

Extremely rare coach clock by Nomis Leir (Simon Riel)
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An important, extremely rare German coach clock with Grande Sonnerie, quarter repeating mechanism, alarm and date, circa 1770.
Silver, repoussé case with a depiction of a gallant scenery, rear bell, pusher for repetition, case maker’s punch mark CFI and a large lateral hinge. Enamel, en bosse dial with Roman radial hours, Arabic numerals on central alarm disc, central date ring and pierced gilt hands. Full plate movement, signed, gilt, chain/fusee, conical movement pillars, three florally engraved barrels for striking and alarm train, four hammers, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, engraved and pierced balance bridge.
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Diameter: 112 mm
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Weight: 1034 g
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Signed: Nomis Leir (Simon Riel) à Paris
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Simon Riel (1734 – 1811)
Friedbergian watchmaker and father of the famous watchmaker Johann Nepomuk Riel (1775 – 1849), Stadtamhof / Regensburg.