Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till

Lot 20:

A pair of working man’s "knee boots",1830s-1840s

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's premium: 20%

Side-seamed, with boot pulls and raised “knee cap, with some “piecing” work noted, this form of boot is seen in common use by farmer and tradesmen during the 1830s-1850s, notably in the genre work by Mount, Bingham and others. Approximate shoe size: 10-10 ½. 14 ½ inches high in front.