Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail antique landscaoe with grid of wires strung

with grid of wires strung through the carrier holding each turned pin-shaped "bottle" in place

10 3/4” t x 8 3/4” l x 6 3/4” w

as labelled in the photos

or did the story come after

I think it is very old

Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail antique landscaoe with grid of wires strungI presume this wonderful creature was a whimsy of sorts made by a blacksmith. Perfectly unfussy and really rather elegant in a primitive way I think (makes me think a bit of Etruscan horses), with the ears, one flipped up, the other down, and the corkscrew tail lending a little humor. With terrific marked eyes and a slit for the mouth. It appear to me to have quite a bit of age, I'd guess earlyish 20th c? 8 3 8 x 2 3 4" t x 2 11 16" w and in very good