157.     $150

New Haven “La Vogue”, ca. 1901.  This is an unusual clock.  It is the regular La Vogue case, shown in the Ansonia catalogs; it is not found in Ly’s book on New Haven clocks, although Ly does note that New Haven made a number of porcelain clocks that were not listed in catalogs.  This clock contains a music box that plays on the hour instead of the strike; you can see the modified strike mechanism and the music box at the bottom of the case in the pictures.  New Haven did make a musical clock, the Lohengrin, that played on the half-hour, but it was not a porcelain clock.  So, this clock is a bit of a mystery.  The dial is signed, but not the movement that I can see.  Thus, it may not be a New Haven movement, and may be taken from another clock, perhaps a German clock.  Perhaps the case is not New Haven either; it could be an Ansonia case with a New Haven dial and an unknown music box movement.  Yeow!  Note that the porcelain dial has numerous hairlines and missing porcelain at the strike arbor.  The case is nice but needs a thorough cleaning.  There is some crazing evident throughout. The clock will run for a while, perhaps longer once adjusted.  It plays several tunes on the hour.  $150-$500.