Benjamin Rabier Knife Rests · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: Benjamin Rabier Knife Rests
Description: 1920?Ten knife rests or porte couteaux, about 3½" inches long, representing Benjamin Rabier's presentations of La Fontaine's fables. Extras of FC and "Two Mice and an Egg." Silvermaker: Devouge Dupont. $350 for ten from paintingmorningstar through eBay, Nov., '05. Two for $89.95 from Nina Lindzon, through Ebay, Oct., '01.

I first saw these—and was delighted with them--in the Clingnancourt flea market several years ago. I believe that the full set includes twelve. Each knife rest has been individually cast and is stamped with the signature, "Benjamin Rabier" and with the mark of the silvermaker in the form of a rectangle with the initials "P + a Spoon + D". The knife rests catch both something of the Art Deco era and of Rabier's continuous wit. In TH, the connection of the fencepost to the ground at the bottom of the hare's back paws is loose.
Source: $350 for ten from paintingmorningstar through eBay, Nov., '05. Two for $89.95 from Nina Lindzon, through Ebay, Oct., '01.
Date: 1920?
Subject: The Fox and the Stork See all items with this value; The Grasshopper and the Ant See all items with this value; The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value; Retired Rat See all items with this value; The Wolf and the Lamb See all items with this value; The Monkey and the Cat See all items with this value; The Dog and the Wolf See all items with this value; The Tortoise and the Hare See all items with this value; The Weasel, the Rabbit, and the Cat See all items with this value; Two Mice and an Egg See all items with this value; Tableware See all items with this value; Knife Rests See all items with this value; Benjamin Rabier Knife Rests See all items with this value

Item sets: Carlson Fable Collection