SOLD Early Hand-forged Iron Flint (Fire Striker) with Wonderful Form modern art print with arms coming in from

with arms coming in from either side

and great things yet to come

with one split as noted above

with what look to me like applied ribs (a clever nod to/incorporation of coil building)

SOLD Early Hand-forged Iron Flint (Fire Striker) with Wonderful Form modern art print with arms coming in fromI've had a few old hand forged iron flints over the years, but none as lovely and special as this, with the treatment of the iron very akin to that seen on 17th 18th century scrollwork fireplace tools, and I would guess this is that early. The flat of the bottom, which is the striker, is worn very smooth from use, as I've tried to document. Found it at a shop in the Hudson River Valley. Beautiful object. 3 1 16" x 1 3 16" x 1 4". Aging to the surface