Miniature Albany Slip Shoe

July 11, 2009 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 251

Price Realized: $46.00

($40 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Miniature Redware Shoe with Albany Slip Glaze, American, late 19th or early 20th century, molded high-heeled shoe with hollowed interior, covered in a brownish Albany slip glaze. Hard-to-decipher letters on the bottom look like they may read "Berea" or "Belec"--Berea possibly referring to Berea, Kentucky, or the college of the same name in that town. Nicks, a chip, and wear to base. Length 5 3/4".

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