vintage or Victorian-style cast brass figural hand clip, commonly used on desks as a paper, letter, or memo holder, or mounted on a wall via the integrated eyelet.

Crafted in the shape of a lady's hand with a cuffed or ruffled sleeve design near the hinged spring mechanism.

inspired by 19th-century Victorian desk accessories, similar solid brass pieces were widely reproduced from the mid-20th century onwards by makers like Park Sherman or imported from producers in India and Japan.