Pair of Antique Folk Art Brass Boot Match Holders Le Arpie Gentili but what is there is

but what is there is very well attached

though lovely just for display

Smallest  3 1/8" x 3 13/16"

presumed antique condition

Paint loss

Pair of Antique Folk Art Brass Boot Match Holders Le Arpie Gentili but what is there isOne sees Victorian brass mantle display boots from time to time, which I believe were often given as wedding gifts and meant to bring good luck. But these folk creations, of thinner cut brass, are American I believe, with match holders welded onto their backs. Great forms I really love these long pointy toes etched with pinprick type detailing for the eyeholes and along the tops, toes and heels. Very homespun feeling and very sweet. Found in Maine.