Vintage pair of boots.

[Villa]

Hi! This is a footwear question, and so I hope Jonathon can chime in, it seems to be within his expertise!
I found these gorgeous boots. They are a stiff, very fine grain leather riding type boot. Perhaps military of some kind? They feel quite old, not just a little old. The leather is still in very good condition, with no cracking or dry rot, so that is great. They have very narrow toes. Leather interiors, and leather soles with no stitching channels, and brass nails on the leather heels, (you can see the tarnishing.) What do you think they are? Thank you!!

 

[Jonathan]

They are extremely fine quality ladies riding boots - probably 1920s when women had switched to jodhpurs and tweeds for riding rather than side saddle. The label for the manufacturer would have been on the trees, which are missing, which is too bad, but they are high end top quality construction - I would expect an English manufacturer, someone like Lobb, but I don't know if he made ladies riding boots.

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

they are beautiful, Villa! congratulations on a wonderful find!

 

[Pinkcoke]

I agree they are riding boots - that curved shape is characteristic of the trees they were kept in for many years.
I have several pairs of 1920's Lobb ladies leather shoes but if I remember correctly they are stamped on the arch of the sole and also inside ornately - it's all a bit overboard to be honest so I can't see them not marking these at all if they made them. I wonder if it was not a highly skilled individual cobbler who may not have had their own mark. Do check carefully around the opening of the calf as they can often be marked here but rubbed off through use.
If you look carefully on the back of the buckle, you may find a mark there - which in turn can help with country of origin, period of manufacture etc.

 

[Villa]

Thank you guys!