Sweet Old Heart-Shaped Iron Lock with Key dog portrait The hand-carved stopper turns the

The hand-carved stopper turns the winder inside

And what a lot of effort its maker put into making it

watching him walk will

and then looping and spiraling all over the face of the brush in a seemingly improvisatory manner

which is in pretty rough shape but which I think is really quite extraordinary

Sweet Old Heart-Shaped Iron Lock with Key dog portrait The hand-carved stopper turns theOf course this old heart shaped ironlock would be perfect for locking to a bridge somewhere as a symbol of enduring love, but it's such a sweet one I think better to hold onto it! It takes a small bit of effort but the key still works to open and close it fine, and once locked, it's locked tight. I am not sure the maker, but based on. looking at others similar I'd guess it dates to the 2nd half of the 19th c. 2 7 8" tall x 2 1 8" wide x 1 5 8" deep.