Victorian
A chinese brides wedding shoes, Lotus shoes are shoes for bound feet, the red shoes at the front of the photo are a childs shoe. The story told to me by the owner of these shoes is that the wedding shoes were ordered to be made and the black shoes arrived for the bride to try, they didnt fit .... so the red ones, top of the photo, made and they were the shoes she wore on her wedding day. Only children of the wealthy had their feet bound.
Measurements ...Black Shoes 8.5 Tall x 10cms Long, Red Shoes (Top) 8cms Tall x 6.5cms Long. Price on request.
