PAIR OF BLACK LEATHER T-STRAP SANDALS WITH GILT METAL ORNAMENT - SIZE 5

A STRIKING PAIR OF ART DECO-PERIOD SANDALS FEATURING BLACK LEATHER CONSTRUCTION WITH DISTINCTIVE T-STRAP DESIGN AND DECORATIVE GILT METAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUES ARRANGED VERTICALLY DOWN THE CENTRE OF EACH FOOT. THE SANDALS EXEMPLIFY THE GEOMETRIC AESTHETIC

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: BLACK LEATHER UPPERS WITH T-STRAP CONFIGURATION
- ORNAMENTATION: GILT METAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUES IN GRADUATED SIZES, ARRANGED IN VERTICAL STACK FORMATION
- STRAPS: BLACK FABRIC WITH PLEATED DETAILING TO ANKLE STRAPS
- SOLE: DARK RUBBER OR COMPOSITION MATERIAL WITH HORIZONTAL RIBBED TREAD PATTERN
- HEEL: STACKED CONSTRUCTION, APPEARS ORIGINAL

DIMENSIONS:
- APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 25 CM
- APPROXIMATE WIDTH: 9 CM
- APPROXIMATE HEEL HEIGHT: 4 CM

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE BLACK LEATHER UPPERS DISPLAY NATURAL CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR FROM WEAR. THE BLACK FABRIC STRAPS SHOW SIGNIFICANT AGE-RELATED DETERIORATION WITH VISIBLE FRAYING AT THE EDGES. THE GILT METAL PLAQUES RETAIN THEIR DECORATIVE IMPACT DESPITE PATINA LOSS AND SURFACE WEAR TO THE GILDING. THE SOLES EXHIBIT SUBSTANTIAL WEAR WITH PRONOUNCED CREASING PATTERNS AND DARKENING THROUGHOUT. THE HEEL CONSTRUCTION REMAINS INTACT AND STABLE. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT, THOUGH THESE SANDALS WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION IF INTENDED FOR DISPLAY OR WEAR.

PERIOD CONTEXT: THESE SANDALS REPRESENT THE BOLD GEOMETRIC ORNAMENTATION AND INNOVATIVE FOOTWEAR DESIGN OF THE ART DECO PERIOD, WHEN METALLIC EMBELLISHMENT AND STRIKING COLOUR CONTRASTS DEFINED FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR.

Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia