Charming Viennese Bronze Wiper Featuring A Dachshund

Charming Vienna bronze pen wiper featuring a dachshund

Lovely antique Vienna bronze desk object featuring a friendly dachshund with an elongated body. Behind its apparent whimsy lies a correspondence accessory that has become rare today: a pen wiper, whose hollowed-out back still accommodates its textile trim designed to dry fresh ink from writing.

The sculptor has captured the endearing character of this little hunting dog with great tenderness and observation. The dachshund's long, floppy ears, expressive gaze, short legs and characteristic silhouette are rendered with great finesse. The rich, nuanced patina, typical of Viennese production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, beautifully highlights the details of the modelling.

Viennese bronzes have always seduced collectors with their inventiveness, quality of execution and taste for witty animal subjects. This example is no exception: it combines utility, elegance and humor in a particularly appealing decorative format.

Now diverted from its original function, it makes a delightful showcase piece, ideal for a lover of antique office objects, animal bronzes or simply a dog lover. Its immediate charm and endearing presence make it a collector's item as decorative as it is singular.

A small bronze full of life and character, a refined testament to Viennese decorative art, which will add a note of elegance and whimsy to any interior.

Vienna polychrome bronze
Feather towel depicting a dachshund
Late 19th - early 20th century
Good condition

A delicate object, rare in its function, and irresistibly sympathetic.