A rare late 18th/early 19th century French ormolu alarm clockThiery, A Paris The rectangular case surmounted by four tapering finials and a folding handle over a large bevelled glass panel and glazed sides to button feet, the arched dial plate with applied ormolu medallion, swags and palm fronds, the upper part with twin chamfered aperture revealing the day and date on horizontal rotating dials over the signed white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic quarters, good pierced and engraved matching hands and a blued steel tapering alarm setting hand. The movement united by four turned pillars, twin barrels driving an anchor escapement with crescent-shaped pendulum bob, and rack striking on a bell. 23cms (9ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.