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1950? Painted wood nodder. 1½" in diameter around the base and 5" high. $11 from Auction, Plantation, FL, through Ebay, August, '00.

The crow is balanced on a slender twig. He thus moves with any movement of the base, and so he appears ready to…

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1960? Plastic statuette of Jean de La Fontaine. 2½" high. Mokarex deposé. $5 from Karolewski Yannick through Ebay, Dec., '02.

This unpainted statuette has a small piece chipped out of the front right corner of its base. Mokarex is a well known…

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1960? Painted plastic statuette of Jean de La Fontaine. 2½" high. Mokarex deposé. Unknown source.

This statuette adds color to the other exemplar in the collection. I would guess from what I see online that the painting has been done not by…

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1970? Ceramic knick-knack of a sleeping hare. 2¼" x 1½" x 2" high. Unknown source.

I cannot remember where or when I found this little fellow. One can only presume, I think, that a sleeping hare comes from TH. The pose here is excellent: the…

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1970? Rubber keychain figure of jogging tortoise. 1¼" x 1¾" x 2¾" high. Unknown source.

I cannot remember where or when I found this keychain figure. He is perhaps unusual for such figurines in that he stands up well.

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1980? Porcelain DABS figurine of a young girl reading Aesop's Fables to a dog and a bird. 4½" x 1¾" x 6¼" high. Napco C2075. $4.99 from Linda Seminatore, Hudson, NH, through Ebay, Oct., '01. Extra exemplar for $5.99 from fishc74 through Ebay,…

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1980? East German wood carving of FG. 3" high. Two exemplars, gifts of Margaret Carlson Lytton and David Daly.

This is an exquisite composite of carved elements. The delicate leaves set off the grapes and especially the fox well. The fox looks…

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1985 Bespectacled turtle reading book with "Slow and steady wins the race." 2" high. Pat Lane Diaz, Wausau, WI. West Allis Craft Fair. Gift of Lois Carlson.

My mother and I met this artist and asked her if she ever fashioned fable characters. …

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1986 Lion and mouse. 3¼" high. Pat Lane Diaz, Wausau, WI. West Allis Craft Fair. Gift of Lois Carlson.

Here the artist shows a clever way of integrating a second character into a one-mass medium. The physical fit with each other suggests…

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1986 Fox holding grapes. 3¼" high. Pat Lane Diaz, Wausau, WI. West Allis Craft Fair. Gift of Lois Carlson.

Here is a little mastepiece! This is perhaps the only time that I have seen the fox holding the grapes. Did he perhaps go out and buy…
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