The Fox and the Grapes · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: The Fox and the Grapes
Description: 1890? One large dark red-tinted brass Victorian button, 1 3/8" in diameter, showing the fox looking up at a cluster of grapes. $24.99 from Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, through Ebay, July, '99. Extra exemplar without the reddish tint for $25 from Bruce Beck, Cedarburg, WI, July, '99.

Perhaps the defining mark on this lovely dark button in fine condition is the curled tendril just above the fox's head. The red tint in the Larner exemplar is unmistakable here. BBB Plate 153, #3. Steel back and wire shank.
Source: $24.99 from Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, through Ebay, July, '99. Extra exemplar without the reddish tint for $25 from Bruce Beck, Cedarburg, WI, July, '99.
Date: 1890?
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