Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black and it could be even

and it could be even better with some stick pins stuck in it

the same artist--that one signed with the R of NRD elaborated to spell Rasmane

with some damage to the surface of the frame at top and bottom edges

the corners are jointed

who I have to think was a redhead

Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black and it could be evenI 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