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A documentary English delftware blue and white model of a shoe, dated 1732, painted with bands of flowers and scrolls, the underside of the arch of the shoe inscribed AM (?) May ye 12 * 1732.
Cf. a similar delftware model of a shoe in the Victorian Albert Museum, London, accession no. C.304-1926. 16cm long, damage

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Typical glazed imperfections. There is a large chip loss to the front top edge of the shoe. There is a firing crack to the back of the shoe with associated flaking to the glaze around the area on the outside and as a fine crack on the inside, otherwise in reasonable condition.

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Auction Date:

28th Jun 22 at 9:30am BST