Carved Wooden Low Boot with Carved Laces paper dolls jewelry and silver

jewelry and silver

Images were published from original drawings using a zincography

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

this piece is signed on the bottom and dated 1978

with his great elongated body seeming poised and ready to take off swimming

Carved Wooden Low Boot with Carved Laces paper dolls jewelry and silverI'm a sucker for little shoes and boots, carved and otherwise, and this is one of my favorites I've found. At almost 5 inches across it's not tiny, and the scale allowed the carver to pack in a lot of detail, best of all those beautifully carved untied laces, crossing gracefully across the toe. The seams and heel are nicely detailed as well, and then the sole features cleat like treats around the perimeter of toe and heel. Pretty great. There is a