A RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM the break-arch gilt dial surmounted by a shell crest flanked by S scrolls, with similar scrolls to the sides and base of the dial, the arch with a silvered boss engraved with a crest depicting a cartouche containing a tree and two tigers with a hat above, flanked by further acanthus and C scroll mounts, the silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals interspersed with flower motifs, and with Arabic five minute markers, with a subsidiary alarm dial to the centre, the single train movement with a bell, 23cm high  The movement is winding and ticking and bell striking but not fully tested or guaranteed.