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This is an outstanding find of a hand crafted, deeply carved, working, traditional cuckoo clock that was created about 45 years ago in the Black Forest of what was then, Schonwald \"Germany\" by \"August Schwer,\" one of the finest artisans in this region of the world. I\'ve never seen this design before...it features a deeply carved wooden bird perched high in the vineyard keeping a watchful eye on a colorful fox trotting through the vineyard below! This is a breathtaking old clock that is carved entirely of cured and aged Linden wood which is grown nearly exclusively at certain altitudes of the Black Forest. The attention to detail in the thick,wavy, and deep carvings is simply breathtaking and it sports a remarkable blended dark walnut and color finish too; very nice! The front isadorned with four, large, heavily carved wood grape leaves, a spray of leaves at the base, and grape vines too. There is a deeply carved wooden bird perched on the grape vine branches at the very top of the case that is focusing on the colorful crafty fox marching through the vineyard below. The dial has a black backdrop and features raised white Roman numeralsto mark the hours and a pair of matching, fancy hands to point out the time. The country origin, \"W Germany\" is found on the lower dial. The woodenback is secured with a metal latch and removes to allow access to themechanical movement inside the case produced by \"Regula\" and bearing the August Schwer name and Germany point of origin too. A weight driven movement simplymeans that the chains need to be pulled occasionally to wind the clock, chimes, and cuckoo activity. The bellow or whistle tubes areintact and thetops look good and make good sound too! At the bottom of each hour, the small woodendoor above the dial opens and a colorful bird appears in thedoorway. He gives off a single cuckoo sound in tandem with a coiled chimeinside the case before retreating back inside the clock, closing the doorbehind him. The bird returns at the top of the hour and correctly cuckoos and chimesthe current number of hours before going back inside the clock and closing the door; absolutely fascinating! Theclock works quite well here, keeps good time, and cuckoos and chimes as it should. Keep in mind that this is an old clock, not a new one and we don\'tknow the service history. It does show signs of past maintenance but nonetheless, it is possible that some adjustments or service will be necessary once the clock arrives at its new home. We always recommend to ourclock customers to service their antique or vintage clocks at least once everythree years. Doing so will turn a classic like this one into a family heirloomin years to come. I\'ve looked the clock over fairly well and can\'t find much in the way of wear at all and no damage or missing parts. You\'d never suspect it\'s a 45 year-old clock but it is! It\'s amazing to look at, listen to, and is just gorgeous on display! It is an impressiveclock and the perfect size too measuring about 13 1/2\" high (not counting the weights orpendulum), about 6\" at its deepest point, and about 9\" across the top. The clock comes complete as shown with two sets ofattached metal chains, a wooden, hand carved grape leaf pendulum, and two heavypinecone shaped metal weights. This clock is a collection all by itself and iscertain to attract a great deal of attention from guests in your home, office,or wherever it is that you care to showcase a beautiful Black Forest timepiece with a genuine legacy behind it. offer with confidence. It isa very nice clock and Ihave no doubt that you will absolutely love it!
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We\'re selling this item and everything else we list with No Reserve, AS-IS, No Returns or Refunds, anda low starting offer so that everyone has an equal chance to own thisrare clock! We\'d be glad to sendmore pictures if available; just ask!My wife and I havebeen accumulating lots ofnice antiques and other collectors itemsover the years.But now is a good time to start clearing out the things we no longer wish to keep. We willgive themoney we raise from sales to a ministry we support that is helpingto constructorphan homes and schools in Kenya and China,resettling refugees from the Sudan, and lending assistance tovictims of terror like those in Israel.It\'s just something we enjoy doing and this is where your money will go once you have paid for this item.We do all that we can toaccurately describe each item to the best of our ability. Our terms are pretty simple; payment is due on or before the 2nd day following the close of sale. The winning buyer will be sent an invoice following the close of sale through Checkout. Buyer is to pay for shipping and handling; we generally ship by the US Postal Service and sometimes by Federal Express. An international buyer will pay additional postage and is encouraged to get a shipping estimate from us prior to the close of sale. In most cases, payment can be made by VISA or MasterCard by calling our office or through Pay Pal in US funds.Please note that alltransactions will be given the appropriate response.offer often and have Fun!
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