1975? Tel est pris qui croyait prendre. Wedding ceremony. Serie Chen. $5 from an unknown source, Feb., '22.
The axiom comes from La Fontaine's fable of the rat who thought to devour an oyster. The oyster clamped down on his attacker. In this colorful scene, the groom thinks he is capturing the bride, but the second scene shows the reverse. As I looked through various translations of the axiom, I settled on this one as the best: "Now the hunted becomes the hunter." But should not the terms be reversed? The hunter has become the hunted!
1955? Tel est pris qui croyait prendre. Fisherman caught by a fish. $5 from an unknown source, Feb., '22.
The axiom comes from La Fontaine's fable of the rat who thought to devour an oyster. The oyster clamped down on his attacker. In this colorful scene, a fish big enough has hold of the fisherman's food and apparently will not let go. I wish I could read the rest of the name of Jean, the artist. As I looked through various translations of the axiom, I settled on this one as the best: "Now the hunted becomes the hunter." But should not the terms be reversed. The hunter has become the hunted!
2000? Tea glass holder. Brass. 3/5" high, 3.25" in diameter. Unknown source.
I have found many tea glass holders online but none quite like this. Might it be Russian, paired with the "Sarajevo" plate that is found much more regularly on the web? Clear FS story at the outside center of the rim. There is a clear maker's mark on the bottom of the rim, pictured below.
1924 Aesop's Fables A Series of 25. TyPhoo Tea.
2 5/8" x 1 7/16". Excellent color in ovals with a different slogan for the tea under each oval, e.g. "TyPhoo" Tea goes just half as far again. The back has "A Series of 25," "Aesop's Fables," and a number on top; a title, fable, and moral in the center; and "TyPhoo" Tea Cures Indigestion at the bottom. In the illustration for "The Horse and Groom" (#4), there is good work to show how poorly fed this horse is. The artist takes a good perspective (knee-high looking down) for illustrating TMCM (#15). "The Fox and the Wolf" (#8) seems to me to be especially well done. Two illustrations leap out to me as taken from Bewick: MSA (#20) and MM (#25). Excellent condition. These cards are so beautiful that I show them here in almost their size. Click on any image to see it in larger-than-life size.
2024 Tapestry of Ernest Griset's MSA. 61" x 50". $38.25 from Granger Historical Picture Archive - Fine Art America through Etsy, Nov., '24.
A reduced price sale on Etsy had me looking in unusual corners when I found this old friend in big format. Might I use this large tapestry in presenting this favorite fable? The seller mentions that the material is lightweight microfiber.
