Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood antique color samples but how lovely they are

but how lovely they are

It's the lovely handwritten paper label on the side of this box that sold me on it

Definitely an old carving

detailing where the bunks

scratch made of tin

Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood antique color samples but how lovely they areA perfect one for a sailor, to bring good luck whenever he or she sets out to sea, though surely a sailboat is also a good metaphor for venturing out in the world generally, so a good one for everyone! This is quite an old horseshoe, hand forged of iron I believe and painted what is now a much mellowed gold. It was mounted to a piece of wood, pine I think, now with a very dark dry patina on the back where exposed, and on the facing side this lovely