1930s FRENCH DECO BAKELITE TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM BY VEDETTE. This remarkable timepiece is from my personal collection of clocks curated since 1972. Commencing with apprenticeship to a European master clock and watchmaker through high school graduation, freshmen year of college and remainder of the 1970s, I sensitively restored clocks of all types; opening service and sales showrooms in the western suburbs of Chicago. Swirled and mottled red Bakelite case of elongated octagonal form on…