INCREDIBLE SHOES - Lot 267

INCREDIBLE SHOES Late 19th-century fashion, shoe designs, and caricatures by B. Moloch depicting leaders of various countries putting on their shoes (Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Grover Cleveland of the United States, etc.), 1890s. Vintage catalog, 32 pages (+ cover). Illustration by Jules Grün on the back cover. 21.5 x 13.7 cm. Cover shows signs of wear (small tears, stains). Note: This late 19th-century catalog ingeniously blends fashion and political satire, using footwear as a pretext to caricature the great powers of the era. From Nicholas II to Wilhelm II, leaders are “put in their place” through the pen of B. Moloch, in a collection that is as historically fascinating as it is visually striking.