A stunning English late victorian period letter holder in patinated bronze and ormolu. Set upon an oval patinated bronze base with four legged socle. The fan shaped letter holder in gilt bronze is beautifully engraved with foliage in arabesques. To the centre of the fan to both the front and back is a superb head of a hound, beautifully modelled and having glass or garnet eyes. England, circa 1880. 5.5 inches high by 5.25 inches wide and 4 inches deep