Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear Bowls measure 4 1/4" across

Bowls measure 4 1/4" across at lip

The design is typically attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Wire strung for hanging

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Marked on bottom "Hand Made by David Heger N

Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear Bowls measure 4 1/4" acrossI love these old school slates, made with real slate that retains a sense of many many years of school lessons performed across its surface and I believe this is an especially old one (19th c I think), so all the more so. I especially love the simple wood frame on this one just what it needs to be, and not quite square, plus one bottom corner of the frame exposes the edge of the slate inside, making its authenticity all the more apparent. The jointed