Antique silk/ cotton Chinese lotus shoes... embroidered & GENUINE... bound feet

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Antique silk/ cotton Chinese lotus shoes... embroidered & GENUINE... bound feet:
$350.00

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.... ........ Before anything, please know -- a camera lens and flash highlight and even exaggerate faults and damage to an item................ ................ Hence, in reality the item always looks better than in a photo...............

.... not only has the uncommon heel but also has the extension which goes up the leg and is tied, which adds another 4 inches....... that fabric is hand-printed..............this addition could be particular to NW China........... unusual pair to say the least...............and authentic.............

....SHIPPING: EPACK or Air.... U.S. A. – $20........ U.K. - 30......... Australia – $30…...................... China Post tracked air mail –... INTERNATIONAL..: $40............ Express mail: – Please contact me .......... IF SHIPPING IS LESS, I\'ll refund the difference.........domestic or express shipping in China please contact me............

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.......I have finally deciphered the arcane procedure for \'Epack\' shipping – which is a bit cheaper but more important is twice as fast – one to two weeks. BUT IT IS ONLY available to the U.S........ ALSO, for higher priced items (over $200?) customs duty may apply to Epack. Hence, if this concerns you, you may want to choose standard Air shipping, if speed is not so SPEED – first let\'s say Chinese shipping is RELIABLE -- – but not particularly fast, even Epack can vary a lot. Hence, plan on 2 – 4 weeks to U.S., places like Norway even longer perhaps...........if you need it super-fast, tell me and I\'ll check those services and quote you............... email if you have other questions......

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……................ PLEASE DON\'T PAY UNTIL INVOICED. ….......Payment due in 5 days..........I ship cheapest possible unless you want style=\"line-height:1.5\">…CHINA POST or EMS....... ALL SHIPMENTS HAVE TRACKING....... I have a real job so I do my best to mail within 3 – 5 days............... .........…........

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I\'m now back in China after living in the U.S. and Canada for a time. I know China well, although Lanzhou in NW China is new to me. Still, I know what to expect in regard to antiques and collectibles and shipping. Hence, we should have no problems...

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I avoid Chinese antiques and try to stay with safe things. I know how good the Chinese are at replication; and I learned the hard way like many people. But I never sold a fake saying it was otherwise. Never. But like I said, none of my stuff here is like that and if I am in doubt, I will tell you. ....................

PAYMENT:Usual suggested SPEED: I give you shipping choices. Please don’t blame me for slow shipping if you choose the cheapest method. Also, I am a working full-time so I may need a few days to get it If it is an obvious mistake on my part, full or partial refunds are given. Shipping refunds are dependent on the mistake. In certain refund situations I need the item shipped back to me – which has never happened but just in case. If it is clearly my mistake, return shipping could be reimbursed. But again, in all my years I\'ve never had to resort to this.

GRADING QUALITY & ITEM DESCRIPTIONS: I always try to grade on the conservative side. I honor integrity and when I use words like \"small, tiny, slight, minor”, this means what it says. For most items I use the scale -- Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor. I may add + or – signs to indicate more specifically. For example: Mint means never opened w/ perfect box; Very Good would be your average played with or used item, typical category of most vintage items before 1970. I rarely list anything in Fair or Poor.

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