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We are all familiar with Aesop’s fable where the brash, overconfident hare loses to the slow and steady tortoise. In this box figurine, carver David Lawrence depicts the hare lounging atop the tortoise. Is the hare really that nervy, or have the two racers decided that friendship outpaces competition? Interestingly, in certain cultures such as the Cherokee, Zambian and Korean, the tortoise is depicted as a sly and cunning trickster. Regardless of the personalities, all of these fables are meant to teach us humans important life lessons. The clock, carved into the interior, reminds us that we’d better get wise sooner than later. 131 carved into the lid lip signifies that this is carver David Lawrence’s 131st HK box figurine.

Although Harmony Kingdom is still manufactured at Wimberley Mills near Stroud in Gloucestershire, since Martin Perry, the founder retired in August 2005, marketing and shipping of the pieces is done from the USA office at Harmony Ball Company in Ohio. This means that we have to consolidate our orders before having them shipped to us. We are currently taking deliveries about every 6 weeks and so there may be a delay with your order if the piece is not already in stock. We will advise by email. Hope this doesn't cause a problem.