A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT'

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A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT'Origin: Italian Period: Early Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: Private Collection, South West England; acquired in the 1990's. Date: c. 1700 50 Diameter: 1 inch Weight: 0. 85 grams The small disc shaped token decorated with a naively carved male face with beady pale grey eyes, darkened long hair and beard, bearing the inscription `ALDO ME FECIT` (`Aldo Made Me`) survives from eighteenth century Italy. Condition is superb with a wonderful patination

and of it's time

Condition is good with the tripod in fine order

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he specialised from 1933 in the technique of drypoint in his erotic works

mounted on hardwood bases and in excellent condition