Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra 1890 playing cards with its square format and

with its square format and the blank space next to it making it just right

1880s or so I believe

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

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

there is a second drawing

Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra 1890 playing cards with its square format andOver 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