Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black I did bother to look

I did bother to look up Luthera Whitney

I have a vague hunch they may be French

and it could be even better with some stick pins stuck in it

and especially those with loop handles like this one

with some damage to the surface of the frame at top and bottom edges

Old Hand-wrought Iron Folk Art Dog with Corkscrew Tail steel black I did bother to lookI presume this wonderful creature was a whimsy of sorts made by a blacksmith. Perfectly unfussy and really rather elegant in a primitive way I think (makes me think a bit of Etruscan horses), with the ears, one flipped up, the other down, and the corkscrew tail lending a little humor. With terrific marked eyes and a slit for the mouth. It appear to me to have quite a bit of age, I'd guess earlyish 20th c? 8 3 8 x 2 3 4" t x 2 11 16" w and in very good