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Autumn Treasures For Your Closet

Wed, Sep 15, 2021 07:00AM EDT
Lot 237

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

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
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.