17.       $100

E.N. Welch Mfg. Co. “Alexis No. 2”, ca. 1880.  This is the smaller of the two Alexis models, at 22 inches long with a 10-inch dial.  The sides are rosewood veneer, the bezels are grain-painted to match.  The dial glass is old, the lower glass a replacement that is cracked but stable.  The dial is very old paper with some discoloration, the nickel bezel has lost much of its finish.  The 8-day time-only movement is signed and running but with little vigor. There is a good label inside with the factory overpaste of the name over the former name “Ionic” (see page 486 of Welch Clocks Second Edition by Tran Duy Ly).  This model is relatively uncommon and has traditionally brought high prices; I can find no sales after 2006.  $100-$200.