Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra 1890 playing cards --and really like the printed

--and really like the printed image of this woman against crimson

For me just marvelously human and tender and true and really beautiful

some darkening to the lacquer on a couple of the interior bowls

With hole running all the way through his chest

This carefully carved and painted wooden version does her great  justice I think—such a proud looking ship

Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra 1890 playing cards --and really like the printedOver time, Ive considered a few old forged iron snakes and snake shaped trivetsblacksmith whimsies of sorts but this is the first that completely jumped out and bit me! Its a large (long!) one, and quite unusual as far as Ive seen in terms of featuring a combination of painted and rasped (I believe that would be the correct term) detailing, the former giving a fabulous spotted pattern to the entire length of the cobra's back and white to its