6.        $1600

Ansonia “Georgia”, ca. 1892.  Nobody does black mantel clocks like Ansonia, and there are four outstanding examples in this auction.  The Georgia stands just over 13 inches tall and 17.5 inches wide with high relief alcoves and figures across the front and sides.  Here the alcoves are painted silver and the figures are in gold; you can find examples with bronze alcoves and gold alcoves all with contrasting figures – see for example #7.  The repainting was professionally done and shows; the iron case has also been re-lacquered.  There is a two-piece signed dial with a visible escapement behind a beveled glass in the French sash; the pallets are ruby.  The 8-day movement is signed with a rack and snail strike mechanism; it is running and striking on a cathedral gong without issue.  There is no rear door.  Schmitt’s sold a Georgia in 2017 for $2000; Horton’s sold one in 2016 for 1875.  $1800-$2000.