Antique Shoe Salesman’s Seat chabot giving it the look of

giving it the look of a roadside or building-mounted indicator

Base: 8" dia

Antique ferrotype (sometimes melainotype) photos of unknown subjects taken during the Victorian Era (late 1800s to early 1900s) as evidenced by their clothing and method of photo developing used

" A product of the cheeky novelty graphics trend of the 1970s

Notes: Tiefeng Jiang is the founder of the Yunnan School of Painting

Antique Shoe Salesman’s Seat chabot giving it the look ofWood and iron shoe salesman's seat featuring its original velvet upholstery and distinctive forward cutout platform used for presenting and fitting footwear. These compact showroom fixtures were staples of early department stores and specialty shoe shops, allowing traveling or in store salesmen to kneel or sit while customers tried on shoes. This example combines a sculpted oak upper with period velvet panels in russet and black, trimmed in matching