Beautifully Eroded Old Hand-forged Iron Chain hand-carved nutcracker It features a lid that

It features a lid that opens to reveal storage on the top half

A tremendously evocative and highly empathetic object

and I really love that all of the pieces are shaped like tools (specifically intended to represent farm tools from what I’ve read

And just enough gray in the sky and darkness and choppiness to the water to make it feel nice and moody

What especially drew me to it was the pineapples

Beautifully Eroded Old Hand-forged Iron Chain hand-carved nutcracker It features a lid thatI see a lot of rusty old iron chains in my neck of the woods, but have become quite enamored of ones that have eroded so much they have become quite delicate looking things. Perhaps this one was underwater, as the way it has deteriorated makes it seem as if lapped by the waves for many years. Id hang it one the wall from a nail with the ends hanging down in a good spot to cast great shadows too. 45 inches long x approximately 3 4 w, sound and stable