XRARE ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST FOX NEEDLEPOINT/WOOD SLIPPER HOLDER MONOGRAM 1 0FKIND

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AN EXTREMELY RARE BLACK FOREST, GERMANY ANTIQUE SLIPPER HOLDER THAT IS MONOGRAMMED. NEEDLEPOINT FOX AND POINTY TACKS OF BRASS. THIS WAS HUNG ON A NAIL BY THE BEDSIDE SO THAT THE OWNER COULD PUT THEIR SLIPPERS IN IT AND KEEP THEM OFF THE COLD FLOOR.THE CONDITION IS GREAT FOR AGE!! THE NEEDLEPOINT IS DUSTY BUT DON'T SEE ANY MISSING STITCHES. THE STITCHES IN THE 3 INITIAL MONOGRAM ARE OVER SEWN WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE SILVER THREAD. THE TACKS ARE ALL IN AND FINE AND KIND I HAVE NEVER SEEN...THEY SEEM TO "STAND UP" OR LIKE A CONE SHAPE. THE WOOD ON THE FRONT HAS SOME SCRAPES BUT I DON'T SEE ANY CRACKS. THE BACK HAS A PROFESSIONAL (GERMAN) REPAIR (SEE PHOTO 9) AND ON BOTTOM BACK SCRAPES AND POSSIBLE CRACK (DOES NOT GO THROUGH COULD BE JUST THE VARNISH GONE? ( SEE PHOTO #8)REALLY WONDERFUL PIECE FOR THE TRUE COLLECTOR. 22" TALL X 11 1/2" WIDE.QUESTIONS? JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL RESPOND. THANK YOU.