Asian Modern Cast Iron Snail Sculpture for the collector The piece has been sewn

The piece has been sewn onto metal dowels for hanging--exposed at the top (giving it a sort of medieval quality) and enclosed at the bottom

patience and dexterity involved

perfect on a desk

and his finished

I don't know who BL is or was

Asian Modern Cast Iron Snail Sculpture for the collector The piece has been sewnThis little cast iron snail sculpture is a wonderful thing to hold in your hand: weighty and substantial, it feels as if it contains the wisdom of the universe in the spiral of its shell. Unmarked but I believe Japanese, it would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects. This snail was acquired from the estate of a choreographer dancer in Boston's Beacon Hill