China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) - Lot 12

Lot n° 12
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China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) - Lot 12
China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Pair of women's shoes for bandaged feet The exterior covered with midnight-blue silk embroidered with light-blue orchids, the border in mauve silk embroidered with small metallic circles, the heel and sole covered with unbleached cotton and embroidered with glass-beaded flowers below. L. 14.5 cm [2] Provenance: Despite the absence of documents illustrating the provenance of this set, we know that the sellers' paternal great-aunt was a music teacher in Hanoi. Their maternal grandmother worked at the Hanoi Museum after the death of her husband. The works presented today are probably souvenirs brought back to France by one or other of them.
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