1960? Bruguière Stereocartes. Les Fables de La Fontaine (1) and (2). #3861 and #3862.Paris: Bruguière Stéréofilms. Made in France.
Here are two cards from the fourth format of three dimensional viewers, represented already by stereopticon slides, Lestrade Stéréoscopes, and View Master. I tried in all sorts of ways to view the illustrations themselves, but mostly failed. I was able to establish that they are cartoon-like. I wonder how many La Fontaine Fable stereocartes there were. I learned that Bruguière went through a number of viewing devices. Either their "stereoclic" or these cards were popular in the late 1950's to the late 1960's.
1995? Brooks Brothers tie with a fox holding grapes in his mouth. 65% silk, 35% polyester. Woven in England.
Many tiny gold foxes carry red grapes in their mouths against a taupe background on this foulard tie. Click on either image to see an enlarged version.
1900? Brooch: FS in Two Scenes. Oxidised silver. 2" long. Unknown source.
This brooch is highly unusual because it presents both scenes of FS. For some reason, the starting scene is on the right. There is a record of another that was available on Etsy.
1910? Bronze (?) letter opener 12" long with a maximum width of almost 1½". The handle is a fox; on the blade are the grapes which the fox seeks.
Exquisite metal work! The fox fits the hand perfectly. Dyan comments correctly that this heavy piece is more like a dagger than a letter opener. The fox seems to be clutching the vine as he tries to climb up toward the grapes. I had never seen something like this! A great find! It will be hard to stop using it on my desk.
1960? Eighteen reproductions of posters done about 1890 by Maison Quantin. The artists include H. Vogel, Gaston Gélibert, Mangonot, Godefroy, Etienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset, (Anatole Paul?) Ray, Job (=Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville), and Gustave Fraipont. €10 each from Librairie AMK, Marche Dauphine, Saint-Ouen, June, '19.
These reproductions are well done. The seller estimated the date as 1960. Several things have been removed from the original, including the text of the fable, found generally in a box with the original animal characters, and the artist's signature. The range of these illustrations is fuller than in the larger broadsides, and the illustration "behind" the text box is filled in nicely.
2023 Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Black and White Print by Brian Serway. $23.81 from Brian Serway Art on Etsy, Dec., '23
Wow! The first startling thing about this strong piece consists in the four empty eyeballs. The second, I would say, is the weird congruence of the bodies. Not pretty!
