Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette and about as elemental/primordial feeling

and about as elemental/primordial feeling as it gets

this one a Dachshund sans rear legs

perfectly softened with age and wear

Burt of Millburn

I'd guess 1860s or 70s or so

Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette and about as elemental/primordial feelingA 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