Sample Shoes
1830s
Two charming samples for a travelling salesman or/and doll's shoes?
Cataloguing
Caramel coloured leather with squarish toe, silk ribbon to front, and silk ribbon edging and ties, leather soles, cotton interiors.
3 1/4 in; 8 cm long - £95
A black glacé leather gentleman's shoe, probably for a doll, with squarish toe and a silk grosgrain ribbon bow
21/2 in; 6.5 cm
Condition
The caramel shoe is in very good condition. The ribbon bow is fraying.
The black shoe is quite worn, which makes me think it was for a doll.
Comments
Footwear by Alan and Vanessa Hopkins p 52/3.
Price: £95 | $120 | €110