1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe unique fan drawing all of these faces

drawing all of these faces and expressions

and whoever made him put quite an extraordinary effort into decorating most every inch of his knit body with thousands of tiny French knots

that any traveler would bother to carry a chair aboard the ship

which is believe to have originated in ancient Persia thousands of years ago

1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe unique fan drawing all of these facesA very finely crafted miniature shoe, cast of lead, with defined tongue and laces, signed and dated on the sole, MB (or maybe MEB, with an excellent monogram), 1916. I have to think this was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts perhaps as a present for a cobbler, or a businessman! but I'm not entirely sure. Clearly a lot of care was invested, and the incised signature makes me with think there can't have been many. It weighs just about a pound,