Much Weathered Sculptural Antique Iron Finial (Lightening Rod Tip?) round painter duster folded and cut from card

folded and cut from card weight paper and tied with a ribbon on the back

They are all definitely old

and lots of years

And then handy advice toward the end

which has acquired a warm dry wood patina

Much Weathered Sculptural Antique Iron Finial (Lightening Rod Tip?) round painter duster folded and cut from cardAnother wonderfully sculptural very old iron finial from a group of them found this week, this one I especially love for looking like an arrow shot through a sphere. The base has eroded such that it will no longer stand on its own, but I think this one is better laid on its side, anyway. 10 inches long, with a few holes rusted through in the sphere as well as base, all to the good I think.