German “Grande Sonnerie” repeating coach clock Circa 1730

Coach clock with quarter hour self strike
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An almost as new, very fine double-cased coach clock with quarter hour self strike – “Grande Sonnerie”, quarter repeating mechanism, alarm, day and date indicator of museum like quality, “the great turkish war, circa 1730. Outer case issilver, covered with blue leather, stud decoration, large lateral hinge.Inner case is silver, punch mark “GDW”, Repousse decoration: battle scene of a Turkish and an Austrian soldier in front of military camp, fine engraved and pierced, ribbon decoration and acanthus foliage, large lateral hinge. Silver dial, Champleve , finely engraved, Roman numerals, central turning alarm disc with setting device via pinion square, window for month at “12”, window for date at “3”, engraved and pierced blued hands.
Full plate movement, frosted, gilt, applied engraved pierced decorations, florally pierced movement pillars, 4 florally engraved barrels, chain/fusee, 4 hammers/1 bell, verge escapament, three-arm steel balance, florally engraved and pierced balance cock with mascaron.
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Diameter: 110 mm
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Weight: 1427 g
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Signed: Benedictus Fuerstenfelder  Friedberg