Marie-Antoinette’s silk slipper fetches B1.57m
published : 16 Nov 2020 at 00:45
PARIS: A white shoe made of silk and goat leather that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, France’s last queen before the 1789 revolution, sold for 43,750 euros (1.57 million baht) on Sunday, the auctioneers said.
The 22.5 centimetre-long, heeled shoe, roughly equivalent to a European size 36, is adorned with four ribbons and in good condition, apart from slight wearing of the silk, the Osenat auction house said.
With international collectors showing…