Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette Some wear to the box

Some wear to the box and some masking tape added at some point to reinforce it but still holding together well and the blocks are in excellent condition

and about as elemental/primordial feeling as it gets

deep brown coarse stoneware

I'd guess 1860s or 70s or so

Burt of Millburn

Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette Some wear to the boxA 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