Double Dutch Christmas Ornaments #019
Dutch shoes appear in any setting, including double hung from a red ribbon. Just throw it over an evergreen branch and you’re done decorating.
Solid wood toe, painted bright blue interior, varnished wood exterior. Shoes are slightly larger than the photo.
No extra decoration on the sides; MADE IN CHINA sticker in gold and black oval.
Rough hand-painted “Holland scene” though the trees with the gray lines are unusual. Who knows?
Christmas ornament is part of the Christmas Ornament Collection, a sub-set of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. This was an original pair of shoes in the collection. Unknown date. Most likely in the early 1960s.
Traditional Dutch Shoe with Rosemaling #001
A hand carved, traditional wooden shoe, it was made in Norway and hand painted in the Scandinavian folk art of rosemaling. This rosemal decorative painting is done in a traditional pattern using typical colors of reds and blues, with a flower as the focal point and S- and C-shapes to accent the flower. It is signed by the artist H. Halheim, as seen on the photograph. Shoe is the actual size as shown, 4″ long x 1 5/8″ wide x 1 5/8″ high. A label on the sole says MADE IN NORWAY.
This shoe was a part of the original Lillian P. Wood Collection. It was purchased in 1978 from Scandinavian Designs, a gift shop in Fish Creek, Wisconsin located on the Door County Peninsula. It was given to Lillian P Wood for a gift on her 77th birthday by BP and RM.
Although this is a new shoe, it is of interest due to the quality of the original folk painting and signature of artist. Purchased for $22.00, nearly 30 years ago, its estimated value is now $35.00 to $40.00.
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