1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe pyrographed which I think are almost

which I think are almost as lovely as the fronts

one features black horizontal stripes on against rust

this piece is in great structural condition

I love a marble run

7 3/4" x 5 3/8"

1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe pyrographed which I think are almostA very finely crafted miniature shoe, cast of lead, with defined tongue and laces, signed and dated on the sole, MB (or maybe MEB, with an excellent monogram), 1916. I have to think this was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts perhaps as a present for a cobbler, or a businessman! but I'm not entirely sure. Clearly a lot of care was invested, and the incised signature makes me with think there can't have been many. It weighs just about a pound,