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1998? Cast pewter paperweight "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop." 2" square. Made in USA. Vilmain + Klinger. $28 from Worldesigns Incorporated through Ebay, Feb., '01.

As the Ebay advertisement says, this solid…

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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…

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2004 Cartoon Craze, Vol. 18. DVD. Mighty Mouse/Heckle and Jeckle: Wolf Wolf. Digiview Productions. Made in China. 10 cartoons, mostly Paul Terry. Unknown source.

This dvd should not be confused with the several Van Beuren dvd's with…

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2004 Cartoon Craze. DVD. Taiwan: Digiview Productions. $3.99 from oddestnotions on Ebay, Oct., '17. Two extra copies.

Here are eight Van Beuren cartoons from about the 1930's, starting with "Close Call," "Dizzy Day," and "A Toytown Tale." As…

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1909 Black-and-white print of F.A. Carter's "The Hare and the Tortoise." Framed. 9" x 7". $4.99 from Joe Lockhart, Easton, ME, through eBay, Dec., '03.

This scene had perhaps already become an old joke by the time this print appeared. The dashing…

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1915 Caricature of two leaders in WWI, dramatized in La Fontaine's OF. Ludovic Rezier. Back cover of "Pays de France," January 14, 1915. €12 from journauxanciens through Ebay, Feb.,' 23.

Some study has not helped me to identify these figures…

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2021 Capsules de champagne “Fables de La Fontaine.” Série Générique. Six champagne muselets picturing fables and Jean de La Fontaine. €2 from jeremyd8891 on Ebay, July, ’21.

Here is our third set of muselets. This series seems tied not to a…

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1995 Four GA stamps celebrating the 300th anniversary of the death of Jean de La Fontaine. FDC from December 15, '95. On an FDC envelope celebrating "Contos Infantis" with an image of the grasshopper and ant, including a cameo of Jean de La…

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1935?  Two French cardboard chocolate boxes.  7” x 3⅜” picturing “Two Doves”; WL; MM; FC; and TMCM.  5” x 3⅞” featuring two mice opening a box of chocolate mice!  Heavy cardboard.  “Made in France.”  $10 from chad555, Pottstown, PA, on Ebay, Dec.,…

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