Antique American Clocks January 2021
9. $1500
Ansonia “Virginia”, ca. 1904. Another large and impressive black mantel with
bronze facing and silvered high relief plates on each side, curving around each side. The ornamentation has not been repainted
here and is original with some wear evident. The iron case itself has been re-lacquered. There is a brass cartouche dial
with a complex center piece and an open escapement with ruby pallets. There is a thick beveled glass in the bezel. The
bezel does not want to stay closed, and the dial can rotate slightly to upset the escapement balance. It is easily adjusted
into balance when the clock is in place. The movement is signed, 8-day time and rack and snail strike and is running, a bit
tentatively. As with the Georgia, these clocks are uncommon. Horton’s sold one with a top piece in 2018 for $1750. $1600-$2000.