Description

Width: 15cm

Depth: 6cm

A wonderfully unusual cold painted bronze desk clip formed as a fox head, mounted upon a naturalistic base in the Viennese animalier style.

This characterful desktop piece combines decorative sculpture with practical function, featuring a sprung clip mechanism concealed within the fox’s jaws for holding letters, notes, photographs, or calling cards.

The hand-applied cold painted finish gives the bronze rich earthy tones with verdigris highlights to the ears and textured fur detailing throughout.

Animal-themed desk accessories such as this became especially popular during the late 19th and early 20th century, particularly influenced by Austrian and Viennese bronze workshops renowned for whimsical yet finely cast animal studies.

A striking and highly collectible piece of desk décor, perfect for collectors of sporting antiques, foxing memorabilia, bronze animalier sculpture, or eccentric Victorian and Edwardian curiosities.