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1950? Set of 8 different La Fontaine fables embroidered large linen cocktail napkins. $270 from Curated Store through Ebay, Feb., '20.

Here is another surprise. I hope these were never used as napkins! My first and second attempts to…

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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…

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1983 Embroidered TH patch commemorating the L.A.W. Metric Century Bicycle event in 1983. 3" square. $7.51 from John and Deb Brodahl, Greensburg, PA, through Ebay, Jan., '02.

Here is another first for this collection. I do not know what the…

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1901? Encyclopedia articles, "Aesop's Fables among the Jews" and "Fable." Isidore Singer, Managing Editor. NY: Funk and Wagnalls Company. Included in some one of the Jewish books purchased for the collection though Joshua Jakobovich, Shiloh,…

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1760? One tile, FS, English Liverpool printed delftware tile by John Sadler. Slightly less than 5"x5". $104.01 from Rodney Harmic, Dover, DE, through Ebay, Feb., '00. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Transfer of printed design in black.…

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1992 Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel after Lisbeth Zwerger by Brigit Viksnins. 1¾" x 2¾". On verso: "Seeking popularity is the fastest way to lose friends."

Brigit told me after class one day that she did not understand one text we had…

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1980? Six plates of La Fontaine's fables using images of Épinal de Pellerin. $36 from Mrs. Jack B. Frymire of Elkhorn, WI, through eBay, Sept., '05. These plates measure just over 8" in diameter.The Épinal coloring is typically brilliant! The six…

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1982 Print of four Pellerin of Epinal Devinettes (Brain Teasers, or Hidden Object Puzzles). Gift of UneMadeleineDeProust through Etsy, Oct., '22.

I had encountered one of these before; it is on this page:…

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1980? Collection "Les Fables de la Fontaine." Five brightly colored blotters, all from "Serie D," advertising Biscottes Excel. 5 3/8" x 6 5/8". Imp. G. Elipret & E. & A. Dourdin, Lille. Pub. A. Dourdin, Lille. $5 each for four from Dany Wolfs,…

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2018 Thirteen laminated exhibit guides for the exhibit "I See That Fable Differently." Together with a duplicate set. 8½" x 11" descriptions of each of the artworks in the exhibit, grouped according to the thirteen fables represented. Gift of the…
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