A Rare Pair of 18th / 19th Century Hand Embroidered Ottoman Slippers, Turkey

An exceptional & highly decorative pair of antique Chaozhou hand carved giltwood panels, both showing finely executed relief-carved & gilded vignettes, composed in a terraced format ...

A highly decorative rare 19th century Anglo Indian papier mache campaign cellarette, likely made in Kashmir for a British military officer po...

The central field depicting two mythological feng-huang (phoenix's) encircling chrysanthemum blossoms scrolling vines within a band of ruyi-heads, the cavetto rising to an iron...

The vermillion lacquered cylindrical body decorated overall with repeating bands of curvilinear geometric motifs, the cover lifting to reveal both of its original trays intended to h...

These dainty, pointed slippers, made of blue silk and embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These embroidered silk lotus slippers...

Antique Leather Mughal Moorish Turkish Ottoman Shoes with Gold Embroidered. A pair of rare late 19th century hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes ...

These Moroccan silk slippers are handmade to perfection the inside sole is crafted of soft leather. These shoes are the traditional Moroccan shoes, all hand made with hand-sewn leather sole. You won't want to take the Moroccan babouches off your feet! Moroccan slippers...

A pair of rare late 19th century hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes with hand embroidered with gilt metallic threads. Amazing antique Mughal gold...