Lot 42
  • 42

FERRAGAMO, 1947 |

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • veau velours
A pair of invisible fishing thread sandals

Literature

Shoes, a celebration of pumps, sandals, slippers and more, Linda O'Keeffe, Workman Publishing, New York, 1997, similar model illustrated p.63

Condition

External soles slightly worn, inside sole presents stains, gold stamp partly erased. Slight scratch on left heel. Stamped in gold « Créations Ferragamo’s, Florence, Italy » with pencil inscription « FR207 900 510S »
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Catalogue Note

Several other models of Invisible sandals are kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York