Marvelous Antique Rasp Decorated Wrought Iron Folk Art Snake antique bird painting with the lid held on

with the lid held on by one simple nail

Great hand-painted details against the gray paint

and must say that every time I look at this chalkware loaf I first think it's a real loaf of bread

I also love the flurry of feathers on the bird

The box includes 4 different design templates (2 pages

Marvelous Antique Rasp Decorated Wrought Iron Folk Art Snake antique bird painting with the lid held onI've had a couple of old wrought iron folk art snakes, made as iron worker's whimsies I believe, but this is I think the very best I've ever seen, and it seems to me likely the oldest too. Photos do no justice, but the details come the closest, showing the very very extensive and very intensive rasping of the iron used to give it scales; fantastic. And the underside shows how the iron was curled under to give volume to the body, making it almost like