162.     $100

Ansonia Clock Co. unidentified model, ca. 1904.  A 12-inch porcelain clock with a blue delft pattern on the front and sides and an image of a Dutch windmill below the dial.  I cannot find this model in Ly’s book on Ansonia clocks.  What does that mean?  It is not uncommon for clocks from prolific makers like Ansonia to be missed because they didn’t get listed in a catalog, or they were only offered for a short while.  It is also common for owners to replace a movement with a movement from another clock maker to restore function or increase value.  These marriages are particularly easy with porcelain clocks.  Whatever the story is here, it is a lovely clock; there are no chips or cracks to the finish and no crazing.  There is a beveled glass in a standard bezel and a flawless porcelain dial with the Ansonia logo.  The visible escapement has steel pallets; the signed 8-day, time and half-hour strike movement is running and striking without issue.  $100-$250.