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Exquisite antique Chinese hand embroidered child's shoes. Circa 1880s.The fantastic pair of shoes are all hand made with silk, gold and silver threads.The front of the shoes are sewn with tiger's head.The back of the left shoe has split. Some thread has become loose. For pair of cloth shoes that are over 150 years old they are in exceptional condition.Chinese children's shoes are very hard to find. They are in fact very rare nowadays.Length of one: 13.5 cmThe battery is there for size comparison only. It has nothing to do with the item.'Most of my collection is one of kind. bought the items because liked it for myself. They were never intended to be resold. Each item has story and when possible hand carried in my luggage from all over the world to bring back to Australia. Some of the items have travelled long way away and some of the items has been with me for 65 years. am now retired and need to downsize. will not be able to buy similar item again and definitely not able to sell it at the same price. If you buy an item from me it most likely is the only one have. Thanks for bidding.'I only accept Paypal. have business days shipping policy however if can send earlier will. Thank you.Be sure to add me to your favourites list!Check out my other items!
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