A wonderful piece of nautical folk art a vintage cast-iron dipper with a little three-masted sailing ship hand-painted across a moody green sea inside the bowl. The long handle and worn black-and-ochre patina give it real age and character.

Purely decorative now: lean it on a shelf or picture ledge, hang it in a gallery wall, or prop it in the kitchen for a hit of coastal, collected charm. Honest vintage wear paint loss and surface patina throughout, exactly as a well-traveled folk piece should be.

• Vintage cast-iron ladle / dipper
• Hand-painted sailing ship scene (folk art)
• Decorative only not for food use
• One of a kind honest age and wear