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1920? Vintage pottery cigarette box and ashtray. 5¾" x 6" x 4" in height. $6.37 from Margy Farmer, Greenfield, IN, through Ebay, Sept., '00.

Vintage pottery cigarette box and ashtray, with bunches of grapes on either side of the ashtray, one fox…

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1950? Matching cup and saucer with the former featuring WC flanked by a tree group and a fence group. The saucer offers three images apparently not directly related to fables: dogs pointing, wolves (?) attacking a lamb, and a pheasant. The cup…

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1990? Large gray and blue cup with "No act of kindness no matter how small . . . is ever wasted. Aesop" on two sides. Royal Norfolk. Chesapeake, VA: Greenbrier International. From Sharon Green, Dallas, TX, thru eBay, perhaps Feb., '06.

The…

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1995? Gray and brown cup with black lettering and brown figure. "If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks. Jean de La Fontaine." Made in Japan. Annamieke Laport, Salem, OR, through eBay, August, '

A good question would be: "Which fable of…

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1996 Black and white cup featuring Robert Dole and Bill Clinton as tortoise and hare. Artist: Milt Prigee. China: Linyi. Silver phr nix. $1 from Sharon and Kelly Smith, Hayden ID, through eBay, August, '04.

The curious thing about the design…

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2000? Brown and cream cup featuring FS. Katherine Hackl, Spindletop Studios, Stockton, NJ.

A fox with an attitude looks directly at a peaceful stork standing over a vase. Plants fill in the open spaces on this almost geometric cup. The base of…

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1980? Eight Amora mustard jars. Usable as drinking glasses. Amora: Le Moutarde de Dijon."

The yellow of the mustard would have brought out the color of at least most of these jars. Amora pushed this series, following up with blotters and dust…

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1990? Two tall water glasses with bold black designs and morals. FG and TH.

The hare is nicely slumped over as he sits leaning against a tree. The TH moral is a clever adaptation of the usual moral: "Slow but sure is quickest in the end."…

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1930 Complete set of twelve silver plated kniferests (portes couteaux) by Stephane Prudhomme illustrating favorite fables. Apparently in the original box. $154.71 from brocs_en_stock on Ebay, Jan., '18.

Each knife rest is a panel 3¼" wide and 1"…

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1920?Ten knife rests or porte couteaux, about 3½" inches long, representing Benjamin Rabier's presentations of La Fontaine's fables. Extras of FC and "Two Mice and an Egg." Silvermaker: Devouge Dupont. $350 for ten from paintingmorningstar…
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