A rare late 18th century Capuncine brass alarm clock, white ...

Hammer

£850

A rare late 18th century Capuncine brass alarm clock, white dial, Roman numerals, steel hands and alarm marker, eight day French Morbier movement, bell strike to top with carrying handle, 29cm high, c.1815 Capucine clocks were originally made for Napoleon's officers as an early form of travelling alarm clock