Lustreware Miniature Shoe with Laces Dave Colcord to become a music teacher

to become a music teacher

My guess is that it is Japanese

Very good vintage condition overall and structurally very sound with some scattered lost/split stitches as pictured

is pretty worn

Lustreware Miniature Shoe with Laces Dave Colcord to become a music teacherThere are lots of porcelain miniature shoes out there, most of them pretty fussy, but I think this lustre glazed Oxford (larger than most) rather transcends the genre. The seller I purchased it from described it as a salesman sample for shoelaces, which could be true, as one seldomly sees these with laces (and a nice choice of these pinking beige laces in combo with the caramel colored shoe I think!) I also love that there is an extra bit of porcelain