GIANCARLO MORETTI TAN LEATHER DOUBLE MONK STRAP SHOES -

A PAIR OF CLASSIC ITALIAN LEATHER DRESS SHOES BY THE RESPECTED FLORENTINE MAKER GIANCARLO MORETTI, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE MONK STRAP DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE SHOES EXEMPLIFY THE REFINED CONSTRUCTION AND ELEGANT PROPORTIONS TYPICAL OF POST-WAR ITALIAN SHOEMAKING.

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
- MAKER: GIANCARLO MORETTI, FLORENCE, ITALY
- SIZE: 45 (EUROPEAN)
- UPPER: TAN LEATHER WITH DOUBLE ADJUSTABLE MONK STRAPS AND SMALL BUCKLE CLOSURES
- SOLE: LEATHER WITH DARK RUBBER HEEL (ORIGINAL)
- LINING: LEATHER THROUGHOUT
- INSOLE: LEATHER WITH MAKER'S STAMP CLEARLY VISIBLE

PERIOD AND ATTRIBUTION:
THE DOUBLE MONK STRAP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITALIAN SHOEMAKING OF THE 1960S-1970S. GIANCARLO MORETTI WAS A RESPECTED FLORENTINE CRAFTSMAN KNOWN FOR QUALITY LEATHER FOOTWEAR. THE LEATHER QUALITY, STITCHING TECHNIQUE, AND SOLE CONSTRUCTION ALL SUPPORT THIS PERIOD ATTRIBUTION.

CONDITION:
THESE SHOES SHOW HONEST WEAR FROM GENUINE USE, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR AGE.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

165A
582437+26

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia