Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra lidded copper box with several pages toward the

with several pages toward the end of broad Spencerian flourishes

with the two links crossed above them

There is a some light black ink stain/spotting at upper left

and perhaps all made by the same person some years ago

Exceptional Antique Blacksmith’s Hand-Forged, Painted Iron Folk Art Cobra lidded copper box with several pages toward theOver 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