Shoes in Miniature

The Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection

Rosy Dutch Shoes #041

 

This pair of vintage ceramic Dutch-style clogs are in very good condition and have no cracks, chips or crazing. There is some glaze discoloration on the openings on each shoe.

Rosy Dutch Shoes

Each measures 1 3/8″ tall x 2 9/16″ long x 1 3/8″ wide.

Rosy Dutch Shoes

They are marked “HORTON SPECIALTY CO. Liverpool, O.” The O is an abbreviation for the state of Ohio. The Horton pottery was in existence from 1932 through 1938.

The shoes were purchased at auction for $12.00 in December of 2007. Collector’s estimated value is $20.00 to $24.00.

Information on the Ohio Potteries found at www.themuseumofceramics.org/pottery


December 25, 2007 Posted by Bo | Dutch-Style Shoes, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, Vintage Miniature Shoes, art pottery, collections, shoe collections | , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

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.
Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

Solid wood toe, painted bright blue interior, varnished wood exterior. Shoes are slightly larger than the photo.

Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

No extra decoration on the sides; MADE IN CHINA sticker in gold and black oval.

Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

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.

December 14, 2007 Posted by Bo | Christmas, Dutch-Style Shoes, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Made in China, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections, shoe collections | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Traditional Dutch Shoe with Rosemaling #001

 

Dutch Shoe, Traditional Wood, Rosemaling Decoration

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.

December 5, 2007 Posted by Bo | Dutch-Style Shoes, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections, macros | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet