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Antique Cuckoo Clock Large Hare | Mounted

Name: Antique Cuckoo Clock Large Hare | Mounted
Brand: Tusk Antiques
Price: 300.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$300.00

This finely hand-carved wooden hare, with its long ears laid back and finely textured fur, was likely once perched atop a traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock as a decorative crest, and now stands alone as a mounted display piece on an oval wood base — a charming find for collectors of antique clock parts, folk art, or Black Forest woodworking, its dark bead eye and age-appropriate patina adding to its vintage character

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Craftsmanship

This kind of piece reflects the traditional Black Forest wood-carving tradition, where cuckoo clock figures were carved by hand using small gouges and knives to create fine, layered detail like individual feather strokes and articulated joints. Carvers worked in soft woods such as linden or pine, shaping each segment separately so the piece could hinge and move naturally, then finished the surface with hand-rubbed stains or oils to bring out the wood grain. This kind of detailed, articulated carving was time-intensive and required real skill, which is part of why these vintage clock components are valued individually today, even after being separated from the clocks they once adorned.

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Antique Cuckoo Clock Large Hare | Mounted

$300.00