Unusual, Substantial Pair of (Heavy!) Metal Salesman Sample/Display Loafers with Tassels bald eagle or wearing around one's neck

or wearing around one's neck as a dramatic pendant

but holding it in hand is a different thing

and I think the polka dot and striped patterns

Perfect on a vanity or dresser for holding jewelry and the like

My favorite detail is one single eyelet (bottom right

Unusual, Substantial Pair of (Heavy!) Metal Salesman Sample/Display Loafers with Tassels bald eagle or wearing around one's neckCurious. I don't know that I'd ever seen a pair of metal salesman sample shoes before, but I'm more or less certain that is what these are, given their quality and scale and specificity. (Or maybe a shoe company's gift for the loafer salesman of the year?!) They're quite substantial, beautifully crafted and quite striking, all the more so in hand, with their surface finish evincing carved stone (I keep thinking of catlinite) as much as anything and