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As noted at ArtDaily:

Lot No: 26, A pair of lady's shoes English, circa 1740 Embroidered yellow silk worked in chain stitch in coloured silks with carnations, tulips and other flowers, having a broad silk lined tongue, waisted heel and slightly pointed toe.

A pair of embroidered lady’s shoes, dating back to 1740, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine English Furniture Sale on 2 March 2011. The shoes are part of a remarkable collection of early English needlework comprising 63 pieces with estimates totalling £210,000 – 315,000, which was owned by the former Chairman of Debenhams and Harvey Nichols, Sir Frederick Richmond (1873-1953). Made from embroidered yellow silk worked in chain stitch, depicting carnations, tulips and other flowers, and with a broad silk lined tongue and a pointed toe, the shoes have attracted a pre-sale estimate of £1,000 – 2,000. . . .

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