Ansonia Victorian mantel clock with gilt mounts, c. 1890
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1890
This American Victorian-era mantel clock, produced by the Ansonia Clock Company, features an architectural, black-finished metal case. The design incorporates Neoclassical revival elements, characterized by a projecting cornice and a stepped rectangular plinth.
The front of the clock is decorated with rectangular relief panels featuring rosettes and intricate foliage, which flank the central dial. The timepiece rests on foliate scroll feet at the front corners. The white chapter ring displays black Roman numerals and includes two winding apertures surrounding a gilt-toned, fluted center. A circular bezel with repeated molded ornament surrounds the dial. Measuring 10.5 inches in height, 16.25 inches in width, and 7 inches in depth, the clock operates via a spring-driven brass movement housed within the main body.
Access to the internal mechanism is provided by a rear door. The movement is stamped with the maker's mark indicating the Ansonia Clock Company, New York, U.S.A.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Black-finished metal, gilt-toned metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 in. H, 16.25 in. W, 7 in. D
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- Spring-driven brass movement
Design
- Dial
- White chapter ring with black Roman numerals
- Style
- Victorian / Neoclassical revival
- Ornamentation
- Rosettes, foliage, fluted center, scroll feet
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Ansonia Clock Company
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.