A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus each lady being fashioned with

each lady being fashioned with full dress skirts

There is a small area to the upper flank that has some faint crinkling

This piece has some similarities with the work of Mark Brazier Jones

There are three areas of repair where there have been iron brackets fitted to give more stability

The original green painted finish has a great deal of character and the surfaces are beautifully authentic and appealing

A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus each lady being fashioned withOrigin: Probably FrenchPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1915Height: 10Depth: 12Width: 13The very sculptural forged iron WW1 period Caltrop with twelve prongs riveted to the centre, mainly used to impede cavalry in combat, surviving from the battlefields of the early twentieth century. It remains in good semi excavated condition and proves totally un meddled with. Having twelve prongs is more than most you would expect to see with three