Antique Ansonia Royal Bonn Germany Model La Isere China Porcelain Clock RARE
Comes with key and pendulum.
Movement is stamped Ansonia Clock Co. Pat. June 14, 1881 New York USA.
THE CLOCK IS IN AMAZINGCONDITIONNO CHIPSNO CRACKSNO HAIRLINES.Original DIAL IN REALLY MINT CONDITION.THE CLOCK RUNS
THE CLOCK RUNS .STRIKES NOTSYNCHRONIZEDCLOCKNEED TO BE ADJUSTED.It is 14 1/4\" wide from foot to foot & 12 \" high. The dial face is 5 \" across.
This clock can be found on page 627 of the Tran Duy Ly \"Ansonia Clocks and Watches\" reference book.This decorative style is also highly sought after by most Royal Bonn collectors and I would suppose that the scene is set along Isere river bank. Most Ansonia Porcelain clocks feature lovely flowers, but those depicting scenes with a subject (or subjects) are relatively rare.

This clock features the double porcelain dial with the \"Brocot\", or open (visible) escapement accented with ruby pallets....again, a highly sought after feature of these types of clocks.

In 1914, it retailed for $17.50 which is the equivalent to just over $400 in 2013.

This clock has appreciated in value over the years.Porcelain is fragile and these types of clocks, in excellent condition, become increasingly rare with time.

I would say that this is a rare Ansonia Royal Bonn Clock.It was appraised by Tran Duy Ly in 2004 at $1,000.I can find no sale results for this model and so I would guess that most serious Collectors would offer at least that much for it.