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Mantel Clock with Bronze Figures
Ansonia Clock Co. (1851–1929)
New York, New York, circa 1890
Desription
An ornate eight day time and strike mantel clock by Ansonia Clock Co. with bronze figures representing music and literature.
Ansonia’s French revival-style clocks were extremely popular. Produced in a wide array of subject matter, they were perceived as the height of fashion in the late Victorian era. This clock with its classical figures and music and literature motifs was most likely placed in a library or music room of a fashionable home.
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