Wooden Shoe Form with Hooks and Laces San Pacifici vase Kelly received his first commission

Kelly received his first commission

teal green matte glaze

could be put to use as a sifter or strainer

1920s-1940s or so

I believe they are made of cast brass

Wooden Shoe Form with Hooks and Laces San Pacifici vase Kelly received his first commissionI have not found another wooden shoe form out there with hooks and laces quite like this one. I think perhaps it was used for display in a cobbler's shop; there are hooks on both ends of it, one (easily removed) that attaches to a large brass loop, making for easy hanging. I love it as an object and would indeed be inclined to hang it on the wall. Not including the hanging loop, the wooden form itself measures 9 3 4" long x 2 3 4" wide x 4" tall. It