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1950? Twelve large (9½" x 6") sets of puzzle pieces to cut out and assemble to make the central picture. "Les Fables de Nestlé." Numbered 1 through 12, with two sheets together in each case. Seven signed by Benjamin Rabier and five (#2 and #4-7)…

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1990? Brass statuette of FC. Wooden base. 4" diameter, 5" height. $50 from liciniogo40 through Ebay, Dec., '22.

Here is another unusual creation! The creator either made or found the two brass figures and matched them with each other by means…

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1980? Three pair of brass wall hooks showing the fox looking down into the stork's vase. His raised tail forms the hook protruding more than an inch from the metal fixture. 3¼" x 4¼" high. Through Ebay. Further particulars seem lost!

Here is…

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2023 Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Black and White Print by Brian Serway. $23.81 from Brian Serway Art on Etsy, Dec., '23

Wow! The first startling thing about this strong piece consists in the four empty eyeballs. The second, I would say, is the…

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1960? Eighteen reproductions of posters done about 1890 by Maison Quantin. The artists include H. Vogel, Gaston Gélibert, Mangonot, Godefroy, Etienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset, (Anatole Paul?) Ray, Job (=Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville), and…

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1910? Bronze (?) letter opener 12" long with a maximum width of almost 1½". The handle is a fox; on the blade are the grapes which the fox seeks. $49.99 from Dyan Wilder-McClure, Newport, OR, through Ebay, Dec., '99.

Exquisite metal work! The fox…

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1995? Brooks Brothers tie with a fox holding grapes in his mouth. 65% silk, 35% polyester. Woven in England. $9.95 from rseal63441 through Ebay, May, '01.

Many tiny gold foxes carry red grapes in their mouths against a taupe background on this…

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The Cystoscope was introduced in 1907 as a way to diagnose as well as monitor issues regarding the bladder and urethra, such as problems in the urinary tract.
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