The Little Fish and the Fisherman · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: The Little Fish and the Fisherman
Description: 1890? One one-piece pressed brass button with a silvered finish depicting Doré's illustration of "The Little Fish and the Fisherman," 1 1/8" in diameter. $27 from Onie Wiedeman, Minot, ND, through Ebay, March, '99.

This is a pressed, one-piece silvered brass button in excellent condition. The illustration adapts Doré's illustration of La Fontaine's V 3 ("Le petit Poisson et le Pêcheur") well to the circular form, changing some things around the man, who is clearly in the posture and attitude that Doré had given him. BBB Plate 153 #12. I continue to be amazed at what people have made out of fables!
Source: $27 from Onie Wiedeman, Minot, ND, through Ebay, March, '99.
Date: 1890?
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