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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection
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Full-Length Tapestries
1900? Two long tapestries formed from panels presenting fables of La Fontaine. About 10' x 18". Backed substantially. Gift of Gay Wirth of Wirthmore Antiques, New Orleans, August, '18.
In the 1980's I visited, among other New Orleans antiques…
G.D. Paris
1900? 10 China plates. Robert Salles (?). Paris: G.D. $120 through Norsk European Wholesale Warehouse, Colnbrook, UK, Jan., '14. Extra exemplar of "L'Huitre et les Plaideurs"for $11.50 from Maureen Reese, Fleetville, PA, through eBay, Dec., '03.…
GA blotter from Compagnies Françaises d'Assurances du Groupe Phénix
1959 GA blotter from Compagnies Françaises d'Assurances du Groupe Phénix. Concours du 140e Anniversaire. 8" x 5 3/8". $5 from Mme Denise Debuigne, Rennes, France, May, '02.
Green, black, and red paint the familiar scene, with winter's leaves…
Gangel: Two Fables of Florian
1880? Two fables of Florian. Broadside. "L'Enfant et le Miroir" and "L'Avare et son Fils." 15” x 12.5.” Metz: Gangel. €20 from chcestampnet through Ebay, Jan., '22.
Lively reds and blues render these two fables. The second is among…
Geeky Gamer Girls Art Print of Frog and Scorpion
2018 "Frog and Scorpion." Silhouette art print by GeekyGamerGirls on Etsy. 17" x 11". $21 from GeekyGamerGirls on Etsy, August, '18.
"A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog…
George Ade's "Fables in Slang"
1928 23 "Fables in Slang" comic strips by George Ade. Many signed "Art Helfant." Unknown source.
I have enjoyed books of George Ade's fables. Those were text narratives. These cartoons are fun. They involve gentle social critique. Online…
German Red & Grey
1920? Coordinated set of nine tin tableware implements. German? $80 from Claudia and Waltraud Pressler, Ellhofen, Germany, Sept., '01.
There is even a strainer to hang on the wall rack. The set, with a grey background, features three motifs in…
German Verse Coins
1900? A metal coin slightly over 1" in diameter showing the fox and the crow on one side and German verse on the other. $38.59 from Kevin Kelley, Harrisburg, SD, through Ebay, July, '99.
The verse reads "Wann Dein Spiel der Gegner preiset,/ Dann…
Gien Black Dessert Plates
1990? Boxed set of six dessert plates "Fables de la Fontaine." On the back of each plate is "Musée de la Faiencerie de Gien." Gien: France. $90 for the set from Eric Zimmermann, Quebec, Canada, Nov., '00. One extra exemplar of "Le Renard et la…
Gien Colored Plates
1920? Eight cream-colored plate with colored designs. Each plate reads "Fables de LaFontaine" at its top, with the individual fable title at the bottom. Each back reads "Porcelaine opaque de Gien." €200 from entrepot*d on Ebay, Jan., '21.
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