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A pair of English delftware models of shoes, dated 1695 image 1
A pair of English delftware models of shoes, dated 1695 image 2
Lot 102

A pair of English delftware models of shoes, dated 1695

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A pair of English delftware models of shoes, dated 1695

Probably Brislington, each modelled with a high heel, squared toe and a large bow, painted in dark blue outlined in black with birds, flower sprays and leaves, the tongues inscribed with initials AB between the date 1695, 14.5 and 14.7cm long (some restoration) (2)

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Provenance: The John Philip Kassebaum Collection, sold by Sotheby's, 1 October 1991, lot 10
The Frances L Dickson Collection, sold by Sotheby's, 21 May and 16 November 1954, lots 13 and 102
With Alistair Sampson, 2003
UK Private Collection

Illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.410. Delftware shoes seem to have no function other than as gift objects, often with amatory or marital associations. Their form reflects changing fashions in footwear, clearly shown by the chronological illustrations in Lipski and Archer's comprehensive reference. The present pair with decoration in blue and black is most unusual.

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