SOLD Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Painted Iron Wall Six Hook Hanging Rack checker pieces A super creature--at first I

A super creature--at first I though cat

but none in brass

found in NH

19th c at the youngest but I think perhaps a good bit older than that

I will ship in the glass fronted archival case I found it in to keep it safe and which could be used for display

SOLD Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Painted Iron Wall Six Hook Hanging Rack checker pieces A super creature--at first IAmong my very favorites of the week, and ever what a marvelous combination of functional form and exuberant expression. And it is old. I presume the zigzag snaking of the iron wire arching between the vertical and horizontal parts of the hanger was meant to help lend stability and balance against the wall (increasing surface area a bit), but what a joyful way to do it (and it reads almost as if two heads facing each other, noses touching, too.) Then