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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection
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Crow and Pitcher Flower-Pot-Hanger
1939? Crow and Pitcher Flower-Pot-Hanger. Wooden, four pieces, painted crème and black. 12" x 10½" x 3". Liberty, Maine: Liberty Giftcrafters. $25 from The Maine Emporium, Bowdoinham, ME, through Ebay, Feb., '00.
Now here is something of whose…
"Aesop's Fables -- The Fox and the Grapes" ring dish
2000? "Aesop's Fables -- The Fox and the Grapes" ring dish. 3½" in diameter. Pairipoint Glass Company, Sagamore, MA. One extra copy. $15. Source unknown.
I spent a great deal of time trying to photograph this exquisite little plate…
Lion and Mouse Fable Tray: Jewelry Dish
2015? Lion and Mouse Fable Tray: Jewelry Dish. Created by Carrie Walker Lesko. $18 from Bird and Bauble, Norwalk, CT, through Etsy, August, '18.
This 7" x 5" jewelry dish features a pleasant illustration of the lion freed from his net by the…
Keychain by Cronenbourg Beers
1950? Keychain by Cronenbourg Beers CORSO FLEURI 65. The keychain contains a plastic triangle showing the fable La Fontaine “Le Corbeau & Le Renard.” The verso shows the brewery’s coat of arms, as established in 1664. €5 from Rougemaisonuser on…
Keychain advertising Café Jean-Pierre
1950? Keychain advertising Café Jean-Pierre and illustrating GA. 1¼" in diameter. €2.90 from Librairie_retrorepro through Ebay, Sept., '21.
Here is another surprising keychain. The colored circular picture echoes Grandville. We might wonder…
Cast iron & brass oil lamp base
1880? Cast iron & brass oil lamp base. Each of four faces with a fable illustration. 15" diameter. £200 from lampman78 through Ebay, May, '23.
I found this heavy piece of artistry so unusual that I splurged and went after it. We are not much…
Pillow featuring a fox and four sets of grapes
2000? Pillow featuring a fox and four sets of grapes. 16" square. Unknown source and date of acquisition.
For me, the great feature of this lovely pillow is the fabric that makes up the body of the fox. Its red material has a floral pattern. …
Pillow cover with pillow material illustrating FC
2020? Pillow cover with pillow material illustrating FC. Sharon Turner. 16" x 16". $17.75 from redbubble.com, Nov., '23.
This is ebullient art at its best! Only the crow is slightly understated, while everything else in the scene is richly…
Embroidered Pillow Top of FC
1950? Embroidered Pillow Top of FC. 19" x 15". $30 from geodecsis through Ebay, May, '20.
As the seller notes, there is a yellow background layer that is only pinned at the moment to this delicate representation of FC. If it really was used as…
Tortoise and hare rug
1935? Tortoise and hare rug. 25½" x 58". $19.99 from PAW Enterprises, Monroe, MI, through Ebay, June, '00.
The rug pictures the hare showing off as a hitter while a female hare looks on. The tortoise is presumably pitching to the hare. The…
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