1940’s? Cellini Bonwit Teller velvet shoes

[RioVintage]

The only other pic of anything similar I could find was from the Met Museum costume page. Do you think these are really the same era?

One shoe has Bonwit Teller stamped; the other has Cellini Philadelphia. Both have a handwritten mark (or stamped?) with a number but unsure of the meaning or what the words say.

Thanks in advance for any info or other resources I can search.

 

[Pinkcoke]

The heel shape and soft pointed toe would suggest mid/late 1950's to me. The pointed vamp is a bit exotic so perhaps they were something like hostessing shoes...

 

[Midge]

I was thinking more 50s too - just doesn't look like 40s to me.

 

[RioVintage]

Thanks for your quick replies!