Marvelous Antique Rasp Decorated Wrought Iron Folk Art Snake signed print The wood is in terrific

The wood is in terrific shape

5 7/8 x 3 1/2 framed

4 1/8" t x 1 7/8" w x 1 1/4" d

plus some rust

Each piece is double sided

Marvelous Antique Rasp Decorated Wrought Iron Folk Art Snake signed print The wood is in terrificI'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