Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail picture easel and the heels on those

and the heels on those boots to my eye at least impart him with the feel to me of a cowboy

and to my eye this one is about perfect as it gets

8 11/16” x 7 1/8”

but none I think as fine as this one

really evocative objects I think

Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail picture easel and the heels on thoseI 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