1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe pyrographed 7 3/4" x 5 3/8"

7 3/4" x 5 3/8"

this piece is in great structural condition

likely French (I didn't care that much

one features black horizontal stripes on against rust

loaded with what I believe are very large baskets

1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe pyrographed 7 3/4" x 5 3/8"A 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,