13. $950
Seth Thomas Clock Co. “Office Calendar No. 1”, ca 1872. I have one almost identical to this one and came within an ace of having two. This clock is 150 years old and shows its age. The door has evidently never been cleaned. The box behind the door is showing a very nice rosewood so one would surmise the door could look the same. A collector probably won’t mind the old original finish but if you want it pretty you will have to take off the accumulated grime. The rosewood veneered case is very nice, and stands 40” high, and has a plain rosewood panel in the center. As with any large heavy clock you could probably find some edge chips if you looked hard enough. Excellent painted zinc dials are original, lettering is only slightly faded. Good hands, calendar rollers, and a near perfect black and gold label on the back of the door. Key lock on the side and a wood latch to hold the door. The movements are original and appear to be in good working order. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 89-90; Ly-Calendar, pages 244-247. $1000-$1500.
14. $850
Seth Thomas Clock Co. “Regulator No. 6”, ca 1975. We have sold
a few of this model over the years and it remains one of my favorite Seth Thomas clocks. It is big at 49” tall, very simple, yet very
stylish, and will look great in any room in your home. Easy to decorate around and will blend in with any other style of furniture.
We have sold them as high as $10,000 when we were flying high with derivatives and other spooky investments. They do not bring five
figures any more but they are still better than Wells Fargo stock. This one is a Seth Thomas “Reissue”, made by the Seth Thomas Clock
Company identical to their ca 1880’s originals. Case is walnut, extremely nice, clean, and has all the trimmings that an original
would have. The painted metal dial is excellent. It has original hands, weight, pulley, pendulum, wood stick, beat scale, and good
label inside. The movement of course is 8-day, time only, and running briskly. Compare this clock with any of those I have sold in
auctions over the many years. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 284. $90-$1200.
12. $750
Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. “No. 0 Regulator”, or 8-day hanging weight bank clock, ca 1875. This contemporary clock was possibly made by Joel Warren, who lives near Ithaca, New York, and who owns the remaining stock of the Ithaca factory parts. He supplies the clock collecting public with precision Ithaca Calendar clock parts. This clock was no doubt duplicated exactly from an original model, and if you would drag it behind your car for a while, hang it in a shed to accumulate some dust and spiders, it might pass for an 1883 model. In a hundred years some member of your family would own an antique No. 0. First and foremost, this is a beautiful clock, made of walnut, 50 inches high, and has carvings top and bottom. Any or all of those things make it a desirable clock. What you may not see in the picture are the case sides, and the fine looking dials. The movement is 8-day, and appears to be an older one. There are two iron weights that descend the case sides. When this one is sold there will be no more unless someone in the future accepts the challenge. Joel indicates if he ever made them again he would have to charge a great deal more because of the time involved in making them. We have had one in our collection for some time and can vouch for the beauty, workmanship, and dependability of the clock. Ly-Calendar Clocks, page 271. $1,000-$1,500.
15. $300
G. A. Jones & Co. New York, decorated parlor clock, ca 1870.
Jones produced a very elaborately decorated clock OR an artist once owned it. The painting of the flowers and other decorations were
not done by an amateur and also they were done a mighty long time ago. Just before it came to me it was obviously was in the process
of being restored for a new piece of molding on the left side was recently attached and ready for painting. The case is 25 inches
tall, has all of its pieces and parts, has evidently been rode hard and put up wet for it is not a mint clock and needs some restoration.
The innards, pendulum, bell, and 8-day movement are typical Jones items, as are the metal attachments to the very ornate parts of
the case. I believe the hands post is bent for the hands are hard to move. I did not try to run the movement. $300-$500.
11. $350
“Manufactured expressly for the owner FRANCIS E. MORSE By The E. N. Welch Manufacturing Co. / Forestville, Conn. All Orders Must Be Sent To Morse, Mitchell, and Williams / Chicago, Ill.”, copied from the complete label on the back of the case. This calendar clock is ca 1883, has an 8-day time, strike, and simple calendar movement by Franklin-Morse. A complete page (208) in the Ly-Welch, Second Edition, is dedicated to this clock. Our clock is identical including the labels. Judging by the small hole and small tear I believe it is the same clock. Even the calendar hand is in the same place on the dial. The walnut case stands 22 ½ inches tall, is in excellent condition, and all original with the possible exception of the dial. You won’t find a finer example of this model. It has the original pendulum, hands, coil gong, and door glass. Ly-Welch, page 208. $450-$750.
16. $300
G. A. Jones & Co. New York, parlor clock, ca 1870. Note the
comparison with #15. Almost identical but with slight differences, such as, the finials and the top crest. That would be typical with
a production line like Jones had. I can certainly understand how finials would vary in identical models. He used a Welch movement
and pendulum in this clock. They are pictured in the back of Ly-Welch. The walnut case is almost 25 inches tall, complete and original
the best I can tell with the exception of one tiny finial on top that was recently made and not yet stained. The glass is perfect,
dial is original but dark and aged, and the 8-day movement appears to be in running condition. $300-$500.
17. $450
Ansonia Clock Co. Royal Bonn cased, “La Manche”, ca 1904. This
case is primarily covered with off baby blue and cream-colored shades, and the usual flowers and gold highlighting on the front and
sides. I would call the case perfect but it is 112 years old. Two-piece porcelain dial is signed, has no hairlines or other problems,
has the correct hands, open escapement mechanism, beveled glass and French sash. On the back is the German Royal Bonn logo. The brass
back is correct as are the pendulum, Cathedral gong, and the 8-day movement. It is running and striking half hours on a standing gong.
We don’t get Ansonia Royal Bonn clocks any nicer than this. Ly-Ansonia, page 615. $500-$750.
18. $400
“Ansonia Brass & Battery Co. / Manufacturers of / Sheet Brass / Copper Rivets / Brass, Kettles, Tubing / Lamp Burners / Brass Clocks & C & C / 19 & 21 Cliff St. New York”, copied from an oval copper plaque on the back of this extremely rare iron front clock. They sold their brass movements to “the trade”, in this example it was, “N. Muller, N.Y.” who made cases and sold the clocks thru a New York outlet, American Clock Co. Underneath the lower brass bezel is stamped, “N. Muller, N.Y No. 84”. The case is 20 inches tall, complete and all original. The movement made by Ansonia in 1859 is 8-day time and strike and is functioning properly. The original dial is dark but complete and very legible. The hands, brass bezels, glasses, and pendulum bob are all original to the clock as best we can tell. Clocks of this type made entirely by Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. (successor to Ansonia Brass & Battery Co.) did not appear on the market until 15 years later. $500-$800.
19. $1200
Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. a top of the line mantel clock, the
“Psyche”, ca 1885. I have owned and sold only two of this model previously. July 2010, sold for $1755, and July 2017 sold for $1600.
This one is superb, a clean 24.5” high walnut case, clean and rubbed, (polished). This one is more than a mantel clock, it is a parlor
clock, a cut above most all mantel clocks, one you will be proud to display. And, it is very rare because it also has a calendar movement.
It has several carvings, six turned finials, grooved designs, and some very special applied wood ornaments. There is a wonderful old
glass in the door, a George B. Owen style barrel pendulum, and I would suspect that Owen designed the case. It has the original dial,
a few tiny chipped places and a little wear, but overall very nice to be 135 years old. Good nickeled bell, nickel dial rings, and
an 8-day signed movement that is running and striking the bell. Ly-Gilbert #1022. $1500-$2000.
20. $1500
Seth Thomas Clock Co. “Regulator No. 3”, ca 1879. Eight-day wall
timepiece in walnut, standing 44” high, overall in clean and polished condition but not without a wart or two. The wood has been cleaned
and polished, any black remaining is in the cracks. One bump on the outer edge of the top bezel, and a few small chips around the
inner part of the round next to the glass. All are very discreet problems, none call you attention to any chips. There are some tiny
chips/flaking of veneer around the lower glass. Apparently the gold around the lower glass has been enhanced. The original dial has
been repainted, shows the ST emblem. Dial pan is original to the case for the holes match up. The 8-day trapezoid movement is signed
and running. The bob is brass, has a brass weight with knurled caps, brass pulley, nickeled beat scale, side door lock, and part of
a black label inside. The label has been chipped away by the weight and pendulum probably when moving and hauling the clock, but there
is some of the label present. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 279-281. $1500-$2000.