SOLD Deco Detailed Antique Carved Miniature Shoes in Original Gold Paint early campbells soup can Painting itself on wood panel

Painting itself on wood panel measures 11 7/8" x 9 1/2"

A few small holes in the red wool ground visible around the beading

worn down in spots but with plenty of texture to make it useful as a match striker still

and purchased from a seller in the Netherlands

which I'd just treat as a found sculpture and set on the shelf

SOLD Deco Detailed Antique Carved Miniature Shoes in Original Gold Paint early campbells soup can Painting itself on wood panelTotal delight finding these like the Chrysler Building of carved miniature shoes, and in original gold paint to boot! Just fantastic detail, making them feel very architectural indeed, and also very smart and full of attitude. I do believe 1920s or so, and perhaps meant to house small pin cushions, but they feel very much complete and resolved as they are. Super. Each 2" t x 3 7 8" l x 3 4" w. Looks like an old glued repair mid way down (or up!) the