Lot Essay
Sold with lot is a letter detailing a provenance from Queen Victoria, said to relate to the first pair of slippers.
Details
A pair of lady's slippers of black ribbed silk with square toe, straights, one labelled Gundry & Son, Boot & Shoe Makers to the Queen...1, Soho Square, London, mid 19th century, damaged; a child's pair of slippers of black glacé leather, with rounded toe, late 19th century; another pair of lady's shoes; and a pair of small child's slippers, both damaged (4)