225.            $250

Ansonia Clock Co. “La Meuse”, ca. 1914.  An uncommon model, 14.5 inches tall in pale lavender with a pastoral Dutch scene on the front, common to all examples but with differing background coloring.  No chips, cracks, or repairs that I can see, with light wear to the gilding.  Note the shell motif on the top and sides.  There is a beveled glass in the sash in front of a porcelain dial with two hairline cracks, proper hands, and a visible escapement with steel pallets.  It is running and striking on a cathedral gong with an 8-day Ansonia movement.  Four sales on LiveAuctioneers, most recently at Cottone’s for $350.  $250–$400.