139.     $150

Waterbury “Vesta” figural, ca. 1905.  Vesta was the Roman god of hearth and home (Hestia in Greek).  The clock is 12 inches high and 15 inches across in a good bronze finish.  Note that Vesta is holding her pen in her hand.  The ivory dial has a gilt center and sash holding a flat beveled glass; the hands are correct.  The round 8-day, time-and-strike movement is signed; I can’t get it to run for more than a minute, but I think it has been sitting for too long. It will strike the cathedral gong (hour and half-hour) when I move the hands.  Better than average condition.  $150-$300.