Waterbury Clock Ventnor

I have a Waterbury Clock Company clock and am wondering if anyone has an idea what it might be worth. Looking to sell it but I don't want to be way off on the asking price!
Thank you for any info.

 

Karen, we typically don't do valuations here because there are so many variables (e.g. market, condition) involved. One source that's helpful for dating is eBay, both Completed and Active listings. Here's the same model with a different face and decoration that recently went unsold at $145.00.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2671041052...VjaBfSkRin54fz0obwbx91QQ==|tkp:Bk9SR7658NiOZQ

Debora

 

This is an oak kitchen clock from Connecticut. Clocks have suffered in the long-standing antiques recession like everything else, and kitchen clocks are the most common type of antique clocks.

You didn’t say if it was working or not, but if so I would expect to get about $50.00 for it if I were selling it in my part of the Midwestern U.S.. and would not be surprised if it didn’t sell at all.

Nevertheless, it’s a handsome little piece. I would just keep it if it’s still ticking.

 

Thank you for the responses, I appreciate the info! Yes, it does work!

 

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Clocks are kind of a niche collectable, and they are fairly plentiful in some estates coming to sale today. There is a small-time clock enthusiast in my area that buys many clocks of this era at estate auctions/sales and then resells them. He tries to pay $25-30, cleans them up a bit and resells them for $50-75. I'd expect in the near future that they become much less common since there aren't many folks that fix them anymore.

 

And fewer and fewer who can read them.

Debora

 

The supply - demand ratio has not been in favor of values increasing in the past 25 years and actually dropped. Clock production of eight day clocks (the wound once a week workhorse) was huge from 1850s-1920s . . . in the millions, possibly as high as 100 million clocks ! This actually contributed to demise of quite a few makers. The ones that hold higher values are the walnut parlor clocks with finely made cases. Design and attention to detail is very nice on these. When you get into finer high end clocks with sophisticated movements, you see higher values today. Interestingly, large gallery time only wall clocks (no chime) of the 1880-1930 era are sought and selling well today. I have maybe 20 or so assorted clocks holding court in my workshop. . . nice view to another time in history.