Lot Essay
Gundry & Son, 1 Soho Square, London were boot and shoe makers to HLM Queen Victoria
Details
Three pairs of slippers labelled Gundry & Son, one of black kid, two of cream satin, one trimmed with silk ribbon - circa 1840; four pairs of stockings, one of black silk, marked VR 5, another of white cotton, marked VR 10 with crown above, another of cashmere, and another of cream silk, mid 19th century (7)
Provenance
The first three pairs of stockings and the slippers are said to have belonged to HLM Queen Victoria. They appear as items 8 and 9 on the list made by the Vendor's Mother when she was given the collection
Literature
There is a pair similar to the cream slippers illustrated in Shoes, by June Swan