318.     $50

Ansonia “Toulon”, ca. 1904.  This is an enameled cast iron case, 11.5 inches tall, with a painted grass-like decoration, two imitation marble columns and brass ornamentation.  The top piece is a replacement for a larger piece that has gone missing.  The celluloid dial is cracked and repaired on the right side; it sits behind a beveled flat glass in a sash that doesn’t quite close.  The signed 8-day, time-and-strike movement is frozen solid and will need a serious cleaning; I don’t think it has been touched in 100 years.  $50-$100.