A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT' sub-Antiques the bird has sat on

the bird has sat on his mantelpiece ever since

the surface of the skull can be read as an index of psychological aptitudes and tendencies

This company existed as Mawson Swan and Morgan until recently

having carved scroll open arms and curved back

similar to the moccasins worn by Red Indians

A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT' sub-Antiques the bird has sat onOrigin: 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