THREE PAIR SILK SHOES, CHINA, LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C

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  • Lot: 237
  • September 15th, 2021- Annual Fall Sale
  • Bellows Falls, VT
1 pair entirely hand stitched lotus shoes, embroidered on silk satin w/ raised heel, Late 19th C, L 4.5", Ht 3.25", Wd 0.75"-2", (broken embroidery on tongues, two 0.25" wear holes 1 toe); 1 pair red silk boys shoes w/ embroidered lion face, beads, sequins & woven braid, probably made for boys festival, L 4.75", Ht 1.5", Wd 2.5", (eye on lion badly degraded); 1 pair blue silk damask flat shoes for previously bound foot, L 6", Ht 1.25"-2.25", Wd 1"-2.25", (moldy, soles caked in dirt), (all worn, dirty & w/ light staining) all good-fair.

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  • Price Realized: $ 250
  • Category: Shoes
  • Era: 1890-1920

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