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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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1929 "Les Fables de Gibbs."  Signed "Erel."  11¾ x 15¾".  GA (Feb. 9), WL (Feb. 25), and MM (May 4).  €10 for "beard cream" from Clignancourt, July, '19.  €4 each for tooth care from anciendocument through Ebay, June, '20.  €4.30 for "Mountain About…

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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…

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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.

I was…
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