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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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1950? Keychain advertising Café Jean-Pierre and illustrating GA. 1¼" in diameter. €2.90 from Librairie_retrorepro through Ebay, Sept., '21.

Here is another surprising keychain. The colored circular picture echoes Grandville. We might wonder…

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1950? Keychain by Cronenbourg Beers CORSO FLEURI 65. The keychain contains a plastic triangle showing the fable La Fontaine “Le Corbeau & Le Renard.” The verso shows the brewery’s coat of arms, as established in 1664. €5 from Rougemaisonuser on…

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2015? Lion and Mouse Fable Tray: Jewelry Dish. Created by Carrie Walker Lesko. $18 from Bird and Bauble, Norwalk, CT, through Etsy, August, '18.

This 7" x 5" jewelry dish features a pleasant illustration of the lion freed from his net by the…

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2000? "Aesop's Fables -- The Fox and the Grapes" ring dish. 3½" in diameter. Pairipoint Glass Company, Sagamore, MA. One extra copy. $15. Source unknown.

I spent a great deal of time trying to photograph this exquisite little plate…

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1939? Crow and Pitcher Flower-Pot-Hanger. Wooden, four pieces, painted crème and black. 12" x 10½" x 3". Liberty, Maine: Liberty Giftcrafters. $25 from The Maine Emporium, Bowdoinham, ME, through Ebay, Feb., '00.

Now here is something of whose…

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2010? Set of 12 gift tags featuring Arthur Rackham's colored illustration for CW. Unknown source and price.

Some years later, this item remains a mystery for me. 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" with a hole for a ribbon, these slick reproductions of CW come in…

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1960? Tortoise and Hare Cookie Jar. 12" x 13" x 8". Marcia Ceramics. $19.99 from Mark and Rhonda Cohen, Walton, OR, through Ebay, June, '00.

The base of this cookie jar is exactly the same as that in the first jar I had found. But here the…

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1960? Tortoise and Hare Cookie Jar. 12" x 11" x 8". $30 from Jody Seibert, Baltimore, MD, through Ebay, April, '00.

My first fable cookie jar! The plodding turtle carries the hare--complete with carrot--on his back! Now where in the world would…

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2020 Three ceramic coasters showing three scenes from Walter Crane's Aesop's Fables. Almost 4" square. $29 from The Painted Lily through Etsy, June, '20.

How nice to see someone picking up Crane's beautiful work! And dealing with Etsy is so…
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