Antique French wooden adjustable shoe trees or stretchers

A pair of wonderful wooden handmade shoe trees or stretchers from France. These items are traditionally used to keep shoes in shape when being stored. They are very attractive as decorative objects.
Each shoe keep has a hollow sole, a joint in the middle to allow adjustment, with an iron screw rod, and each is tipped with a brass tap.
The gently rounded shape is pretty, and the tongue piece is low.
Size approx L24.5cm, W8cm, H7.5cm at tongue, 8cm at heel brass tap. There are some marks on the wood, and some signs of very old and long dead woodworm, giving charm and character to these authentic old French items.

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Our items are carefully selected antique and vintage pieces from France and they show the character and charm of years of use. We do not sell new or reproduction items so you can expect to find signs of the age and life that the piece has led. We believe this history adds to the story of an item. Obvious damage and faults will always be mentioned in our descriptions but minor age-related condition issues are not considered a detriment.