178.     $2500

Ansonia Clock Co. “Antique Hanging”, ca. 1904.  Perhaps Ansonia’s most fabulously decorated large clock, the Antique Hanging is 47 inches tall, this one in fumed oak with a smokey look.  The brass is all original and hasn’t been polished or refinished; all the pieces are there.  The brass repoussé dial has white porcelain cartouche numbers; I did not remove it because it is held in with round-head tacks.  The spiral brass weights are original.  The previous owner tells me the pendulum bob and stick are reproductions, but I can’t tell, as the bob is an exact replica of the original metal bob. The 8-day, time-and-strike movement is running easily and striking on the hours and half-hours.  This is easily the nicest Antique Hanging I have seen.  The lowest price I can find on LiveAuctioneers for this model is $2400 in 2015; the most recent sale was at Schmidt’s Antiques in 2018 for $3250.  $2500-$4500.