20.      $300

Ansonia “Monarch”, ca. 1880.  A nice example of this higher-end parlor clock from Ansonia, almost 25 inches high with a beautiful walnut finish, not too dark and not to glossy.  The door glass is old with a nice stencil in good condition; the heavy metal dial with an enlarged sash retains the turquoise paint in the indentations, giving the clock an interesting look.  This in-painting is usually polished away.  The signed paper dial is evenly yellowed and could be replaced; the hands may be replacements.  The interior backwall is covered in black paper, still mostly all there; there is a label on the back.  The signed, 8-day movement is running reliably and striking on the hour on a cathedral gong; there is also an alarm that strikes on a bell (untested).  The pendulum is an unusual Ansonia-signed adjustable pointer model that was probably an upgrade; there is also a signed Ansonia key.  The urn on top is probably a replacement but it is stylistically correct.  Some Monarchs have a grain-painted finish on the base and a brass ornament behind the drawer pull, but many do not, so I think this is year-to-year variation.  Monarchs in good condition like this one still sell for $350-$450 at major auction houses; Horton’s sold one in very similar condition in 2017 for $450.  $350-$450.