A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus There is a small area

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

A bizarre and slightly intimidating machine by today's standards

We love the unusual and the octopus

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

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

A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus There is a small areaOrigin: 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