Hand-forged Pick Axe Head modern sculpture 5 1/4" tall/long

5 1/4" tall/long

but poppies seem to have been a bit of a theme right around the beginning of the 20th century

7 9/16" l x 2 1/8" d x 3 3/16" t and in very good condition

circa 1930s-50s

(I have not taken it out of the frame to see what is behind it

Hand-forged Pick Axe Head modern sculpture 5 1/4" tall/longSometimes when I am out hunting for things I find something that just feels good to carry around in my hand, and by the end of my stop if I've become pretty attached to it I won't let it go. This was the case with this hand forged piece, an old pick axe head I believe, which has both a great weight and hand feel to it, and to my eye more than passes the muster as an compelling sculptural object, looking a bit like a hand with one long finger pointing