MIJ Red Dotted Heels #055
A small porcelain shoe made in Japan (MIJ). This is a knock-off of a shoe that was available from “The Home of Gifts, Mayer’s, Arlington Va.” in the early 1950s. The details of the hand-painted flowers on the last and on the top back of the slipper have been changed, and all the flowers are painted on slightly raised surfaces instead of being individually attached as in the original. However the overall dotted pattern found in the original heel has been hand-applied and is raised on the copy.
3 1/8 inches in length and 2 1/8 inches in height, 1 1/8 inch in width. The shoe is in excellent condition, with no cracks, chips or other damage.
The heel is stamped MADE IN JAPAN in red ink on the sole. A post WWII shoe, produced after 1952.
This shoe is noted in Collectible Glass Shoes Second Edition by Earlene Wheatley, Scroeder Books Publishing Co., Inc. 2001. It’s estimated collectors’ price in 2001 was $20.00 according to the Wheatley reference. Approximate collectors’ value now is $30.00.
Red Glass Boot Ornament #051
This fragile glass ornament stands 2 1/4″ high and 1 1/2″ long. It has no identifying marks. Purchased circa 1995 for $4.00. Value approximately the same.
Hip Wader Boots with Fish Ornament #050
The boot is filled with a life-like vinyl trout, a fishing pole and string, and fly fishing lures with feathers.
Elves on Shoes, Made in Japan #047
This is a pair of ceramic high heeled shoes manufactured in Japan. They are dated from the 1950s kitschy era. Each shoe is decorated with an elf, one dressed in yellow, the other in pink. Much of the paint has worn off, notably the clothing and the bows which were once red. Each elf has a large brown bump on its forehead. (?) The faces, however, are in excellent condition.
The shoes each measure 3″ in length, 3″ in height and 1 5/8″ in width. There are no chips, cracks or crazing. The detailing is not sharp, but the outlines are evident.
Note the odd brown forehead ‘bump’, but also notice the delicate painted eyelashes.
The stamp in red reads JAPAN. This pair of shoes is part of the original Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection and dates from the early 1950s.
The estimated collector’s value is $18.00 to $24.00 for the pair.
Information from The Collector’s Guide to Made in Japan Ceramics by Carole Bess White published by Collectors Books, a division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc. in 1996 and personal records.
Pale Green Ceramic Baby Shoe #045
This is an art pottery baby shoe from an unknown maker, circa 1940s to early 1950s.
The shoes are in excellent with no cracks, chips or crazing. Good overall glazing Measurements are 4 1/4″ long, 2 5/8″ high and 1 15/16″ wide,
This shoe was purchased at auction in 1994 for $4.00. This estimated collector’s value is $10.00.
Information from the reference book, Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001. Other information was recorded from personal papers.
Native American Moccasins #041
This intricately beaded pair of baby moccasins from the Oglala Tribe Sioux in Pine Ridge, South Dakota was given to Lillian P Wood by Edith Keane. The two women were well acquainted as they were both members and Past Presidents of the Home Extension Services of Adams County in Illinois. The moccasins had been in the Keane family for over 50 years when they were gifted in the 1950s. circa 1880.
There are 17 rows of various colored glass beads on the vamps and tops, and 5 rows of white and brown beads in a pattern of crosses. Each shoe is approximately 3″ long, 1 3/4″ high and 1 1/4″ wide.
These are very fragile but intact, brain-tanned leather except for a 1/4″ tear on the left toe flap. Moccasins were originally tied together with sinew through pierced holes in each of moccasins but is only attached to one shoe now. Moccasins are stuffed with white wool. The shoes are constructed totally of soft leather and are sewn with throngs of hide.
These shoes in their current condition are valued at $120.00 to $150.00. Prices for Native American items at auction including many variations are found at http://www.livingstonandassociates.com/
There is further information about the Oglala Sioux at www.nativeamericans.com/Sioux.htm Information also from private papers and interviews.
Disney’s Collector Cinderella Slipper #039
This crystal Cinderella slipper rests on a red crystal cushion. It is a lovely, well-crafted piece and is of heavy leaded glass. It was made in Italy, specifically for Walt Disney World.
This was purchased at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in Epcot’s Italy village. The crystal shop sells fine crystal imported from Italy.
Purchase price was $25.00 in June, 1993. Current estimated collector’s value is $40.00.
Disney’s Mickey Mouse Shoes Wind-Up Toy #038
This a small but very cute wind-up Disney toy that looks like Mickey Mouse’s yellow shoes. Each shoe measures about 1.75-inches long with a metal bar in between them.
If you wind them up they walk (one foot takes a step then the other foot takes a step). They are plastic and the only markings on them are the words: Disney China 86388 on the bottom of one shoe.
Besides the China imprint, a tag is still attached to the bottom of the shoes marked “Walt Disney Attractions, Inc., Lake Buena Vista, FL32830 USA”.
Purchased at Walt Disney World in the Emporium in the Main Street Shops in June, 1993 for $4.00. Estmated collector’s value is $5.00 to $8.00. This toy was recently auctioned on eBay to another person for $7.26.
Mosser Vaseline Glass Slipper #037
This is a Vaseline Opalescent slipper from the Mosser Art Glass Company located in Cambridge, Ohio. It is one of a dozen pieces of Vaseline Glass that are in the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. Some of the other Vaseline shoes in the collection are catalogued #007 through #013.
This shoe pattern was introduced in 1973 and listed in the Mosser line as “Rose Slipper #117″. It is still in production, and is made in several colors including, frost, pink and blue. The shoe measures 5 3/4″ long and 3″ high. This shoe has no cracks, chips or crazing.
The shoe was purchased at auction for $15.oo in December, 2007. Its current estimated collector’s value is $30.00 to $35.00. It is featured on pages 158-9 in the book Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001.
Pink Porcelain Bootie #032
This is a delicate porcelain shoe of very good quality, very light and very strong in a matte pink. Open eyelets and nice detail are features of this little bootie.
The shoe measures 3 3/8″ in length, 1 3/4″ in height, and 1 7/16″ in width. There is a pink porcelain rose and green leaves affixed to the toe. There are no chips, cracks or crazing.
There is a pink porcelain rose and green leaves affixed to the toe.
The bottom of the shoe has no manufacturing marks, but has information regarding acquisition to the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. It was given to Lillian P Wood in July of 1956 by family. It was purchased in Park Rapids, Minnesota, a resort town on the MN/ND border.
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