138.     $100

Welch, Spring & Co. “Verdi”, ca. 1878.  A 31-inch case veneered in rosewood with a clean finish and no chips.  Both glasses are period, the painted 12-inch dial in good condition with some fading and markings, but possibly original.  The 8-day time-and-strike movement with seconds hand is unsigned, running with some trepidation, and striking on a wire gong.  There is a black label inside.  A nice example of this early Verdi (Welch continued to make this model under the E.N. Welch Mfg Co. label at least until 1889).  Horton’s sold one with a paper dial in 2019 for $140.  $100-$150.