PACCUDI DAMASK VELVET EVENING PUMPS - ITALIAN CIRCA 1960S, SIZE 39

A PAIR OF ELEGANT MID-CENTURY ITALIAN EVENING PUMPS BY PACCUDI, FEATURING A STRIKING NAVY BLUE VELVET UPPER WITH AN INTRICATE COPPER AND BRONZE DAMASK FLORAL PATTERN. THE SHOES EXEMPLIFY THE SOPHISTICATED CRAFTSMANSHIP AND LUXURIOUS MATERIALS FAVOURED IN EUROPEAN FOOTWEAR DESIGN DURING THE 1960S.

MAKER AND ATTRIBUTION:
- MAKER: PACCUDI, ITALIAN MANUFACTURER
- STYLE NUMBER: P9047F
- SIZE: 39 (EUROPEAN)
- LABEL: PACCUDI MAKER'S LABEL STITCHED INSIDE SHOE, EMBOSSED ON INSOLE

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- UPPER: VELVET IN NAVY BLUE WITH WOVEN DAMASK PATTERN IN COPPER AND BRONZE TONES
- LINING: SUEDE IN NEUTRAL TONE
- INSOLE: LEATHER WITH PACCUDI BRANDING AND SIZE MARKING
- HEEL: WOODEN STACKED HEEL, APPROXIMATELY 8 CM HEIGHT
- SOLE: LEATHER WITH EMBOSSED SIZE MARKING

DIMENSIONS:
- HEEL HEIGHT: 8 CM
- APPROXIMATE WIDTH AT BALL: 9 CM

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION, CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE WEAR. THE VELVET PILE SHOWS EXPECTED FLATTENING FROM USE, WITH THE DAMASK PATTERN REMAINING VISIBLE THOUGH SOMEWHAT MUTED. THE INSOLE DISPLAYS CREASING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF SHOES WORN OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THE WOODEN HEEL EXHIBITS SCUFFING AND WEAR TO THE BASE, WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS. THE SUEDE LINING REMAINS INTACT WITH NATURAL PATINA. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPERS, NO TEARS OR SEPARATION AT SEAMS. ORIGINAL PACCUDI DUST BAG INCLUDED WITH REPEATING PACCUDI BRANDING PATTERN.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. ORIGINAL RETAIL BOX INCLUDED, MARKED WITH STYLE NUMBER P9047F AND SIZE 39. BOX SHOWS AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER SEVERAL DECADES.

NOTE: THESE SHOES REPRESENT A FINE EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY ITALIAN LUXURY FOOTWEAR. THE DAMASK VELVET PATTERN AND QUALITY CONSTRUCTION ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF PACCUDI'S REPUTATION FOR ELEGANT EVENING WEAR. SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE ITALIAN FASHION AND FOOTWEAR DESIGN.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293555+5

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia