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Shoes, pair, women's, court shoe, pearlised mid brown leather, oval toe, vamp trimmed with cut out design and narrow pleated band, lined stone kid, insole with instep support printed Gold Cross Shoe, Styled by the United State Shoe Corpn., high stiletto heel, leather sole stamped 80 B, approximate length overall 240mm, approximate heel height 80mm, approximate width of sole 80mm, with original box, c1960

Shoes, pair, women's, ivory satin, flats, edges bound with ivory silk ribbon, vamp recovered with embroidered pale green silk, square toe, lined white kid, label inside right shoe Jas McMillan, Ladies Boot and Shoe Manufacture, 104 St Jermyn Str, St James's, London, approximate length 235mm, approximate width of sole 55mm, narrow white elastic attached at later date, c1830-1850s

Shoe, pair, child's, black leather, latchet tied through pair of holes in high broad tongue, oval toe with patch cap, dog-leg side seams, straight rear seam, unlined stacked leather wedge heel, straight leather sole, the upper of one shoe is now missing, damaged, approximate length overall 135mm, approximate heel height 15mm, approximate width of sole 50mm, c1760

Shoe, one only, women's, Chinese, lotus shoe, made to fit a bound foot, black satin with flower embroidery at toe, lined coarse white cotton, pale terracotta coloured panel with matching loops at rear of ankle, pointed toe, cream cotton sole with slightly built up heel, approximate length overall 150mm, approximate heel height 20mm, approximate width at heel 40mm, c1880-1920

Shoe, one only, child's, orthopaedic shoe, black leather, front laced with five pairs of eyelets and black laces over full length tongue, round toe, built-up insole, lined tan leather, ankle strap attached to outside panel of matching leather, specially designed stacked leather heel with metal sockets for callipers, leather straps at each side immediately above heel to secure calliper in socket, curved side seams, straight rear seam covered with strip of matching leather, leather sole, approximate length overall 240mm, approximate heel height 40mm, approximate width of sole 90mm, c1900-1920

Shoe box, printed The Nursery Shoe Co, St Thomas, Ont, plus trademark trade mark