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#1205 Conta & Boehme Fantasy Shoe
Circa 1890, unmarked, but with strong
attributions to Conta & Boehme, Poessneck, Germany. Porcelain bisque fantasy shoe, left of a known
pair (Wojtkowski pg 110). Shoe has a large and a small cherub. Large left-facing cherub holds a gold slipper. Shoe is unglazed
white bisque, decorated with beading & intricate scrollwork. The applied cherubs and, applied vamp flowers & foliage
are done in pastels. 9.0 x 6.6; 14.7 oz; condition report: Excellent.
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#1100 German Porcelain Floral Garland Slipper
Circa late 1800s German porcelain medium indented floral garland cabinet
slipper with stacked heel. The interior is clear-glazed; the ground glaze is a rich shade of yellowed ivory and is decorated
with light green in-mold flowers starting as a large vamp flower and wrapping around to the cabinet side in a decorative concavity.
The opening is lightly gilded. Wojtkowski pg115L2. Although this shoe has never been found with a factory marking, it is known
with a German millstone mark. There is an artist mark "X" inscribed on the edge of sole bottom. Other simple marks such as
a triangle or XX are known. Size: 5.8 x 2.6; 2.8 oz. Condition report: Excellent with some wear of rim gilding &
tiny kiln dot on vamp.
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#1341 Royal Bayreuth 2-Tone Victor Ankle Shoe
Circa 1900-1910 man's two-tone matte 3x3 Victor boot made by Royal
Bayreuth, Tettau, Bavaria; sole unmarked. Shoe was made for the right foot with deep brown sole, red brown
lowers and camel uppers, with 3 paired lace holes and 3 paired lacing studs. Two-tone brown & white back tab extends delicately
outward from back of shoe. Period Cablor replacement lace with metal aglets. Acid etched seam and toe details.
Size 5x 3 includes backtab; 3.4 oz. Condition report: Excellent; no chips or cracks; tiny
glaze skip on toe shows as unglazed white dot.
1331 German Porcelain Wing-Tip Oxford Shoe 
Offered is a porcelain 5-eyelet wing-tip woman's oxford for the left foot
with impressed numbers on left side of the heel (7519?). Color is a graduated airbrushed olive brown. Please note this
is not an Arnstadt "pink pig" shade of green and closely matches the coloring and numbering of a similar Royal
Bayreuth formoff. See Anne Wojtkowski's Porcelain and Pottery Shoes, pg 25L1. Shoe has mock leather
punched wing-tip toe seam and a "stacked" heel. Eyelets are hand gilded. Condition is very good. Size is 4.5 x 2.2"; 2.0 oz.
This type shoe was in style in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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#1192 Australian Pates Pottery Clog
Pottery clog from Pates Potteries in Sydney, Australia, in operation from 1945 to 1990. This shoe is marked
with the original Pates impress, thus is known to be circa 1946--an unusual find. Pates is most known for its green
with brown or red hand spongeware, and there were actually 27 different shades of green maintained for use by their chemists.
A mottled effect, coupled with a flow effect, was achieved with the sponge and the item was then dipped in clear glaze. This
piece came from a Brisbane auction house with one other clog. Size is 4.7 x 2.4; 5.1 oz. Condition report:
Excellent. Only the minor crazing typical of all Pates ware.
#1270 Late 1800s Thin German
Porcelain Cabinet Shoe
This is an extremely delicate porcelain child's high-top cabinet shoe from the late 1800s. It is discussed in Porcelain
and Pottery Shoes by Anne Wojtkowski, pg 115L3. Display side has embossed flowers, branches which are gilded along
with the laces and the left rim. Shelf side is clear glazed with some relief design. There is a tiny bit of kiln burn to the
rim and a mold pull; gild has worn, but it actually has a lovely patina. See pictures and judge for yourself. Light shines
right through this shoe which is eggshell thin. Wonderfully light to hold. Size is 4 x 3"; 2.0 oz.
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