Sculptural Old Iron Log Splitting Cones - Sold Individually porcelain plates Nice patina to the old

Nice patina to the old pine panel

with old fold lines that are flattening out nicely

Signed Silova Olga and dated 1930

Provoking a similar sense of creativity and possibility as a brand new box of crayons

not hugely fragile

Sculptural Old Iron Log Splitting Cones - Sold Individually porcelain plates Nice patina to the oldI find these old cast iron log splitting cones really beautiful objects, with sculptural forms evocative of towers and rockets and all sorts of things, and with surfaces that show a great combination of gold and rust. And, they are might heavy, so could be used as doorstops or bookends or whatever. The one at left in first photo was made by Oregon, with a patent pending stamp in the opposite side; the one at right shows Patent No 4887753. Left: 6 1 4"