Vintage highly detailed life-like field mouse figurine perching on top of an apple in cold-cast bronze. It is signed and dated "Hayton '74".
Made for Heredities (based in Cumbria).
- Artist: Victor Hayton (1945-1923), a renowned British wildlife modeller and co-founder of Border Fine Arts. He helped pioneer and refine cold-casting techniques for detailed wildlife figurines. The Border Fine Arts company was first registered in 1974. He also designed for Heredities.
His works, paintings, and sculptures gained a global reputation and were collected by high-profile figures, including members of the British Royal Family and the Sultan of Oman.