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Wooden box "Les plus jolies fables de La Fontaine."

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Wooden box "Les plus jolies fables de La Fontaine."

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1930? Wooden box "Les plus jolies fables de La Fontaine." Six scenes: WC; "Bertrand and Raton"; FC; "Two Mice and an Egg"; TMCM; and FS. 10½: x 7¼". 2" high. $50 from MidIslandMiscellany through Etsy, July, '22.

It is tempting to see this shallow box as made for cigars, but I lean rather toward the theory that it housed a set of six-sided picture blocks. This box is well worn! Two of the scenes are rare choices for a small selection of La Fontaine's fables: "Bertrand and Raton" and "Two Mice and an Egg."

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$50 from MidIslandMiscellany through Etsy, July, '22.

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“Wooden box "Les plus jolies fables de La Fontaine.",” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed January 5, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/446.

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