Pair Of Leather Slippers Embroidered With Tulips - France Early 19c

Circa 1935 England Rare pair of shoes in leather for collection signed François Pinet, famous luxury bootmaker in Paris and London and dating from the 1930s. These shoes were accompanied by a Bordeaux Haute Couture Dress by Nicole Groult...

Circa 1790-1800 France or Europe Elegant pair of burgundy leather Stiletto heel shoes dating from the late 18th century. Pointed toe vamp and small coil heel, typical of the fashion ...

Circa 1775/1785 France Rare pair of Collectible and Simplicity shoes for lady dating from the French Louis XVI period. Wool and silk twill Bleu ...

Circa 1920/1930 France Pair of Charles IX evening satin pumps delicately piped with gold leather. Elegant line with buttoned straps. Two articulated bow ties on the vamp, edged with...

These dainty, pointed slippers, made of blue silk and embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These embroidered silk lotus slippers...

A pair of rare late 19th century hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes with hand embroidered with gilt metallic threads. Amazing antique Mughal gold...

Vintage Moorish Turkish ethnic leather slippers with intricate gold embroideries pointed toe. Leather hand sewn and embroidered with colorful thread. Great pair of exotic ethnic flat...

Vintage Moorish Turkish ethnic leather slippers with intricate gold embroideries pointed toe. Leather hand sewn and embroidered with colorful thread. Great pair of exotic ethnic fl...