NICE LARGE ANTIQUE WORKING RARE GERMAN BLACK FOREST DEEPLY CARVED CUCKOO CLOCK for Sale

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NICE LARGE ANTIQUE WORKING RARE GERMAN BLACK FOREST DEEPLY CARVED CUCKOO CLOCK For Sale

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NICE LARGE ANTIQUE WORKING RARE GERMAN BLACK FOREST DEEPLY CARVED CUCKOO CLOCK:
$185.00

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This is an excellent find of a beautiful, mechanical, very old, deeply carved, large cuckoo clock that was created about 115 years ago in the Black Forest of Germany. It\'s not marked in any way which doesn\'t really surprise me since it was not an international requirement until after 1920. The clock is ornately detailed, and is a great example of fine, wavy old-world carvings. It is one of the nicest antiques I\'ve ever encountered and it has a remarkable blended dark mahoganyfinish! It is an impressive size too measuring about 16\" or so high (not counting the chains, weights or pendulum), about 7\" at its deepest point, and about 11\" at its widest point. The clock is well preserved and carved the old world, high standard way from cured and aged Linden wood which is grown nearly exclusively at certain altitudes of the Alps and Black Forest.The clock front is designed to look like an intricate grape vine and adorned with five, ornately carved, large wooden grape leaves and vines; very nice! There is a stunning, beautifully carved, large wooden bird perched on a grape vine at the very top of the clock looking as though he is ready to take flight.The wooden dial has a black background featuring raised white Roman numerals to mark the hours and a pair of matching, fancy hands to point out the time. The numbers are the old style and individually nailed to the dial. The back door is wood too and is secured with two metal latches. It opens toallow access to the all metal, mechanical, rack style, weight driven movement.A weight driven movement simply means that the chains needs to be pulled occasionally to wind the clock and cuckoo activity. The tall wooden bellow or whistle tubes are intact with the old style, trapezoid shaped tops which still make good sound. At the bottom of the hour,a colorful wooden bird with flapping wings opens the wooden door above the wood dial and stands in the doorway. He gives off a single cuckoo sound in tandem with a coiled cathedral chime inside the case before retreating back inside the clock and closing the door. The bird reappears at the top of the hour and correctly cuckoos and chimes the current number of hours before going back inside and closing the door; absolutely fascinating! The clock works just fine here, keeps good time, and cuckoos well too. Keep in mind this is a very old clock and though it looks very nice, it is not new. It does show some signs of past maintenance but we don\'t know the full service history. All cuckoo clocks need to be serviced regularly and we advise that you do so with any of your vintage or antique clocks at least once every three years. Doing so will preserve a classic clock like this one and keep it running strong for years to come. The clock comes complete as shown with two sets of attached metal chains, a grape leaf shaped wooden pendulum, and two very heavy pinecone shaped metal weights. I’ve looked the clock over fairly well and only found a nicely-done, old repair on the lower frame and no missing parts. It shows quite well and is just breathtaking on display! This clock is a wonderful look back at the greatness of German clock workmanship and is certain to capture the imagination of anyone seeing or hearing it in your home, office or wherever it is that you care to showcase a unique, mechanical Black Forest timepiece with a solid history behind it. offer with absolute confidence; I have no doubt that you will adore this clock!

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We\'re selling this item and everything else we list with , 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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