a collection of antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots and shoes the portraits are exact and

the portraits are exact and tehnically accurate in every detail

made to the traditional style of a victorian sailors valentine of the Caribbean

each frame measures 225mm x 225mm x 30mm

with a black-and-white photograph attached

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a collection of antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots and shoes the portraits are exact anda collection of 10 antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots and shoes height 75mm to 110mm during the victorian era it was fashionable to collect small shoes. boots and shoes were given as love tokens, these brass boots share the same sentiment and each was probably made by a suitor and designed to sit pride of place on the parlour mantlepiece. the tradition of giving love tokens is centuries old and was particularly popular amongst rural and maritime