1920? Les Oeuvres Rares: Les Fables de La Fontaine. Ten cards in a series. "Percier inv. Girardet sc." "A.M." €70 from a small cardshop in Brussels, August, '19.
This shop surprised me as I was on my way elsewhere. I have not seen this set anywhere else. Each scene is differently conceived, with some featuring medallions on the side, others including two scenes or as many as five scenes. The engraving work seems particularly fine. Among the best, I believe, are MSA and "The Child and the Schoolmaster." The latter is flanked by contrasting scenes from FS. Percier conceived the designs, and Girardet executed them.
1900? Set of Six-Sided La Fontaine Storyblocks. “Les plus jolies fables de LA FONTAINE.” €45 from mademoisellejoliebroc through Ebay, July, ’25.
I agree with the seller’s description: “Superbe et rare jeu très ancien de 24 cubes en bois, dans sa boite d'origine." This is a beautiful set! The six fables are pictured on the wooden cover 10.75” x 7.5”. They are WC; “The Cat and the Monkey”; FC; “Two Rats and an Egg”; TMCM; and FS. It was not easy for me to put these together! The seller stipulates France as the origin; I wonder if the set might not come from Germany. I did a quick Google search, which turned up one instance of this set, which turned out to be our set offered for sale through another exchange.
