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Moorish Mughal style Curled Toe Black Leather Shoes from Tony Duquette Estate

Name: Moorish Mughal style Curled Toe Black Leather Shoes from Tony Duquette Estate
Brand: Tony Duquette
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Vintage Collectible Moorish Mughal style Curled Toe Black Leather Shoes from Tony Duquette Estate. Hand made with leather body, the fronts elaborately decorated in hand-stitched metal bullion. Tapered returned leather front projection in “genie” fashion. The decoration with very minor losses and oxidation of the metallic components. Hand-made to measure for Tony Duquette in India. Tony Duquette (1914-1999) From the Estate of Tony Duquette Los Angeles California. Dimensions: 11 length x 3.5 Hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes with hand embroidered with gilt metallic threads. Amazing antique Mughal gold embroidered traditional Islamic Indian leather shoes fit for a Maharaja. Arabic Persian Turkish Moorish Mughal style Curled Toe Leather Shoes. These sparkly leather slippers (mojari or khussa) from India have upturned toes that are purely decorative. Embroidered with excessive amounts of gold and silver thread, with red and purple accent the slippers signify wealth, status and high fashion. Developed in the Mughal royal courts (1526–1857), this style of slipper was eventually adopted by the wealthy. This came to be very fashionable footwear. It was named after Salim, one of the sons of Jahangir (the sone of Akbar), who founded the turning up toes. They were called by the name Salim Shahi Shoes. Hand-crafted and hand-tooled, features embroidered embellished thread, leather hand-stitched soles. Antique and collectible for decor only. Overall, these shoes are extraordinary for the fineness and density Museum quality ,collectable, Renaissance enthusiasts, antique collectors, these are unique and rare shoes that will certainly be a conversation piece. This sumptuous pair of shoes extravagantly embroidered with gold thread is of exceptional quality. The shoes are leather, such shoes would not have been worn outside and would only ever have been used to walk over carpet. Indeed, as part of a princely costume, they are more designed to be seen in, for official functions and perhaps to be worn for official portraits and photographs. Overall, these shoes are extraordinary for the fineness and density of the References Arts of India: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Philip Wilson Publishers, 2001; Allen, C., Maharajas: Resonance from the Past, Mercury Books, 2005. From the Estate of Tony Duquette Beverly Hills. About Tony Duquette. Tony Duquette (1914-1999) was an American artist, designer, and decorator known for his extravagant and eclectic style. He was born on June 11, 1914, in Los Angeles, California. Duquette's career spanned various creative fields, including interior design, jewelry design, set design, costume design, and painting. Duquette gained recognition for his unique approach to design, which blended elements of different cultures, historical periods, and artistic styles. He was known for creating opulent and theatrical interiors that incorporated elements such as bold colors, rich textures, and a mix of antique and modern pieces. His designs often featured exotic motifs, natural materials, and a sense of fantasy. In addition to his work in interior design, Duquette was renowned for his jewelry designs. He created elaborate and imaginative pieces using a wide range of materials, including semi-precious stones, shells, feathers, and gold. His jewelry was favored by celebrities and socialites, and he collaborated with notable fashion designers such as Diana Vreeland and James Galanos. Duquette also made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. He worked as a set and costume designer for theater, film, and television productions. His notable projects include designing the sets for the Broadway production of "Camelot" and the costumes for the film "Kismet." Throughout his career, Tony Duquette received numerous accolades and honors for his creative work. He was the recipient of several awards, including the American Institute of Interior Designers' Hall of Fame Award and the Pratt Legend Award. His influence on design and style continues to be recognized, and his work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Duquette passed away on September 9, 1999, but his legacy lives on through his artistic contributions and the enduring impact of his designs. His unique aesthetic and innovative approach to design continue to inspire and captivate artists and designers to this day.

Designer:

Tony Duquette

Dimensions:

Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)

Style:

Moorish (In the Style Of)

Place of Origin:

India

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

North Hollywood, CA

Reference Number:

Seller: TD6231stDibs: LU2656219557512

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Tony Duquette

One of the great style icons of the 20th century, Tony Duquette (1914–99) created pieces with a singularly ebullient elegance. Through his private interior-decorating commissions and his work as a stage and movie-set designer, Duquette made his name synonymous with flamboyance, fantasy and glamorous originality.

Duquette was born in Los Angeles and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute. But his true education began in the mid-1930s, first as an assistant to an aging Elsie de Wolfe — the eminent interior designer who many say created the profession — and later as a colleague of William Haines, the famed movie-star-turned-decorator. Duquette’s clients would come to include many Hollywood luminaries — he decorated “Pickfair,” the fabled home of actress Mary Pickford, and homes for producer David O. Selznick and director Vincent Minnelli — and a robust roster of the rich and powerful, among them Doris Duke, J. Paul Getty, Norton Simon and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. All the while, Duquette was designing film and theater sets and costumes. He worked on such films as Kismet, Ziegfeld Follies and Can-Can; he won a Tony award in 1961 for costume design for the original Broadway production of Camelot.

Theatricality is the keynote of the best of Duquette’s designs. He made things that would get attention. Duquette was no purist — he appreciated the spare and sleek as much as the baroque and elaborate — but everything had to provide a visual effect, if not necessarily perform a function. Apart from the furnishings and objects he designed for his grandest decorating commissions, Duquette rarely used precious materials. “Beauty, not luxury, is what I value” was his often-repeated motto. Duquette pieces priced at $10,000 and above tend to be either intricately made or super-scaled or have an interesting ownership provenance. Most of his works are marked at about $5,000.

As you will see on 1stDibs, Tony Duquette created something for anyone who likes big-statement design — providing a showstopper for a lean, modernist decor or an alluring element in a lush, more-is-more interior. A Duquette design says: On with the show!