a small pair of antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots the vessels became known as

the vessels became known as ‘ginger’ jars

an antique sailors valentine

where she and her sister ship Powerful landed naval brigades to relieve the Siege of Ladysmith

a small antique african efik hand embossed brass dish from old calabar

a small pair of antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots the vessels became known asa small pair of antique folk art mantlepiece brass boots. height 85mm during the victorian era it was fashionable to collect small shoes. boots and shoes were given as love tokens, this pair of brass boots share the same sentiment and were probably made by a suitor and designed to sit pride of place on the parlour mantlepiece. the tradition of giving love tokens is centuries old and was particularly popular amongst rural and maritime communities. love