Antiques: Porcelain shoes reflect flamboyant post-Victorian era
By John Sewell * Fri Jan 21 2011
Q. My father has a pair of china shoes that have been in the family for years. The shoes are about 13 centimetres in length (five inches). They were given to my grandfather as a wedding present, between 1890 and 1899. On the bottom of each shoe, there are markings and the word “Germany.” Can you tell me if they have any value, and if so what that might be?
— Sally, Toronto
A. Definitely, these shoes weren’t made for stomping grapes. While they are typical of thousands of porcelain shoes made in the past, the realistic grape leaves and applied grape clusters give yours extra flair.
They were made by Galluba & Hofmann between 1905 and 1927. This German company was in business, as early as 1888, making porcelain figurines and decorative gift articles. Literally, hundreds of porcelain shoes were produced, featuring hundreds of different decorative motifs. Your attractive shoes reflect the flamboyant post-Victorian era. And it’s unusual, to have a pair that have survived in top condition.
Today, these impressive ornaments carry a value of about $85.
MY THOUGHTS
for a while there,i thought people in the victorian era wore porcelain shoes. can you imagine yourself walking with porcelain shoes? like cinderella's glass slippers? click on the title if you want to see the pic.
By John Sewell * Fri Jan 21 2011
Q. My father has a pair of china shoes that have been in the family for years. The shoes are about 13 centimetres in length (five inches). They were given to my grandfather as a wedding present, between 1890 and 1899. On the bottom of each shoe, there are markings and the word “Germany.” Can you tell me if they have any value, and if so what that might be?
— Sally, Toronto
A. Definitely, these shoes weren’t made for stomping grapes. While they are typical of thousands of porcelain shoes made in the past, the realistic grape leaves and applied grape clusters give yours extra flair.
They were made by Galluba & Hofmann between 1905 and 1927. This German company was in business, as early as 1888, making porcelain figurines and decorative gift articles. Literally, hundreds of porcelain shoes were produced, featuring hundreds of different decorative motifs. Your attractive shoes reflect the flamboyant post-Victorian era. And it’s unusual, to have a pair that have survived in top condition.
Today, these impressive ornaments carry a value of about $85.
MY THOUGHTS
for a while there,i thought people in the victorian era wore porcelain shoes. can you imagine yourself walking with porcelain shoes? like cinderella's glass slippers? click on the title if you want to see the pic.
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