Early-Mid 19th Century Carved Folk Art Miniature Shoe with Incised Leaves on Vine Decoration gift for parents and I am very partial

and I am very partial to wooden stacking toys

(This piece came from a notable folk/outsider art collection

I'm not sure where she's from but she's definitely got some age (the tips of her breasts

Just a handful here

"An Adventurous Landscapist at 93"] summarized her life's work by describing the particular "vivacity

Early-Mid 19th Century Carved Folk Art Miniature Shoe with Incised Leaves on Vine Decoration gift for parents and I am very partialAnother week, another carved shoe, because I love them in all of their variety, and who can ever have too many shoes? This is quite an old one I believe, early mid 19th century, with extra long toe and great hand carved vine design wrapping the sides and heel. It appears to have been stained painted a very dark brown, which has worn in a a few spots so to see the wood underneath. I guess most likely made to hold a pin cushion, but I am not completely