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A white shoe that belonged to Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) was auctioned this Sunday in Versailles, France, for 43,750 euros, auction house Osenat announced.
The shoe is in good condition. It measures 22.5 cm in length, corresponding to a size 36, in current standards. It is made of goatskin with silk on the toe, leather sole and 4.7 cm heel.
On the instep, it features a detail of four overlapping pleated tapes.
The shoes would arrive in the hands of Marie-Emilie Leschevin, friend of Madame Campan, the queen’s first servant, and would be kept for future generations.
In May, a chest from Marie Antoinette’s “suite” and a large towel used during her coronation in 1775 were auctioned for considerable sums, a sign of the fascination that this Austrian queen, who died in the guillotine after the French Revolution, exercises.
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