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Merrill Lynch, The One-Eyed Doe Danger comes from the direction you least expect it. Now Walter is in Department S-32. In another ad, he was in S-44. I hope all those inquiries found him!
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Merrill Lynch, The Mother Lion and the Braggarts The advertisement understands the fable well as about quality versus quantity. These ads generally direct an inquisitive potential client to the same person, Walter Scholl. Did Walter get a lot of mail?
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Merrill Lynch, The Milkmaid and her Pail Here there are three parts to the illustration. The story is told as I like to tell it, about daydreaming and a dress. "Keep your mind on your business and don't go day dreaming about profits -- especially paper ones…. What's the best source for that kind of information and guidance? Your broker, of course."
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Merrill Lynch, The Goose and the Golden Eggs The application here, perhaps a bit stretched, is that a good investment may reach its term. Greedy hangers-on end up losing everything.
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Merrill Lynch, The Donkey and the Thistles Since one man's meat is another man's poison, each of us should consult Merrill Lynch about how to invest our money. Here the artist signs his work. Is that Van Schreiber?
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Merrill Lynch, The Three Tradesman Once again the advertisement honors the fable's lesson well. Each of the three men sees the city in his own terms. Such a confined view will always be dangerous in life!
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Merrill Lynch, The Farmer and the Nightengale The point drawn is that of the traditional fable. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as the nightingale tells the farmer -- after the farmer has released him to reveal a priceless truth.
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Cocktail and mocktail card advertisements 2024 Cocktail and mocktail card advertisements. Kingfisher Institute, Creighton University. April 2, 2024.
Each year the Kingfisher Institute offers a get-together for Creighton faculty and staff. In April of 2024, they did so in conjunction with Reinert Alumni Library. The event has two special features: a game of trivial pursuits and a special cocktail or mocktail of the day. This year the event celebrated the Carlson Fable Collection by basing a set of the trivial pursuit challenges on the fable collection. For added fun, they based the drink of the day on La Fontaine, playing with his name as "the fountain" of youth. What fun!
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Cup with Aesop quote 1990? Large gray and blue cup with "No act of kindness no matter how small . . . is ever wasted. Aesop" on two sides. Royal Norfolk. Chesapeake, VA: Greenbrier International. From Sharon Green, Dallas, TX, thru eBay, perhaps Feb., '06.
The quotation used on this large cup has become rather standard for citation on mugs, mousepads, t-shirts, and elsewhere. It comes presumably from LM. I am not sure it fits exactly with fable wisdom. Fable wisdom might say "Sometimes you can help yourself by helping other people!" I preached this past weekend that values not rooted in stories are ephemeral, and this may be an example. I want to know "What story did that saying come from?" This is one of many eBay purchases lost in history, and I can find little about this cup on the web.
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Fox and Crow Cheese Platter 1990? Cheese platter. Hand-painted FC in vivid colors. Circular. 11" in diameter. Handle is not present. Signed by creator "Faint? Mc? Pizza?" Unknown source, date, and cost.
I am presuming that there once was a handle that fit into the central hole. Reading that artist's signature is a challenge!
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An octagonal plate depicting The Talkative Tortoise 1890? An octagonal plate almost 10" in diameter with a 7¼" gray-and-white circular design at its center presenting TT. The back of the plate shows two registry marks and a crown through a circle surrounding a coat of arms with "BWM & Co" across it and "Fables" underneath it. Above it is "Cauldon, England." Hanley, Staffordshire: Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company. $65 from Debra Johnson, Rock Hill, SC, through eBay, May, '06.
There are no chips in this substantial plate. The design, showing the moment just before lift-off, is repeated elsewhere in Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company productions. The design spills over nicely into the ridge connecting the center of this plate with its rim. The specific color here seems to me to be a combination of gray, brown, and black.
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A cream-colored plate depicting The Oyster and the Rat 1890? A cream-colored plate 9¾" in diameter with a 6½" blue-and-white circular design at its center presenting "The Oyster and the Rat." The back of the plate shows several registry marks and a crown through a circle surrounding a coat of arms with "BWM & Co" across it and "Fables" underneath it. Other marks include a complex sign headed by a "Faience Anglaise" banner and giving addresses in Paris and Marseille. Hanley, Staffordshire: Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company. $65 from Debra Johnson, Rock Hill, SC, through eBay, May, '06.
This plate seems to be in a set with the similar presentation of TT which I acquired at the same time. There is a chip at about 12 o'clock along the scalloped edge of this lovely plate. The design shows the moment just before the rat will find the oyster clamping down around his head. The design spills over nicely into the ridge connecting the center of this plate with its rim.
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A cream-colored plate depicting The Talkative Tortoise 1890? A cream-colored plate 9¾" in diameter with a 6½" blue-and-white circular design at its center presenting TT. The back of the plate shows two registry marks and a crown through a circle surrounding a coat of arms with "BWM & Co" across it and "Fables" underneath it. Other marks include a complex sign headed by a "Faience Anglaise" banner and giving addresses in Paris and Marseille. Hanley, Staffordshire: Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company. £10.51 from Chris Hill, UK, through eBay, Oct., '02.
There is a chip at about 9 o'clock along the scalloped edge of this lovely plate. The design, showing the moment just before lift-off, is repeated elsewhere in Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company productions. The design spills over nicely into the ridge connecting the center of this plate with its rim.
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A cream-colored plate depicting The Mouse, the Rooster, and the Cat 1890? A cream-colored plate over 9" in diameter with a 6" black-and-white circular design at its center presenting "The Mouse, the Rooster, and the Cat." The back of the plate shows a number of registry marks, the clearest an ink stamp working down from a crown through a circle surrounding a coat of arms with "BWM & Co" across it and "Fables" underneath it. Other marks include an indented sign surrounding a large "R" and an indented name, apparently Brown-Westhead. Well repaired edge from about 2:00 to 4:00. Hanley, Staffordshire: Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company (in existence from 1861 to 1904). $35 from Mary Ellen Kennedy, Larchmont, NY through Ebay, Dec., '99.
Perhaps the loveliest plate I have. High quality artistry throughout. Especially attractive is the attentive pose of the mouse in the foreground. The two characters he looks at present just what the fable wants from them: aggressive crowing from the rooster and welcoming, quiet fuzziness from the cat. Watch out, young mouse!
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A cream-colored cake serving plate depicting The Lobster and her Mother. 1890? A cream-colored cake serving plate 9¼" in diameter with a 6½" blue-and-white circular design at its center presenting "The Lobster and her Mother." 5½" high. The bottom of the dish has the "Brown, Westhead, Moore and Company Fables" logo and two other marks: either "6" or "9" and a red and blue mark.
A frog looks on as the mother supposedly shows her child how to walk straight. I am not sure what this fable might have to do with the serving of cake! Over half of the design on the top surface of this serving plate is open space, pond, and reeds. Around the base are two designs, apparently independent of each other: two birds on a branch and a rabbit.
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A white-colored platter depicting the Stag and the Wolf 1880? A white-colored platter 13" x almost 10½". Inside of a surrounding pattern of branches and grapes on the platter's ledge is an image featuring a fox and a stag, with other deer and trees in the background. The back of the platter shows a number of registry marks, the clearest an ink stamp working down from a crown through a circle surrounding a coat of arms with "BWM & Co" across it and "Fables" underneath it. Other marks include a diamond surrounding a large "R" with various letters and numbers, and an indented name, apparently Brown-Westhead, Moore to 1904). $65 from Shirley Perry, May, '00.
This is a large, heavy, and even formidable platter! I was baffled about which fable is presented here, but Cristel Aarts has made an excellent suggestion: this fable has the fox trying to talk the stag to come along to visit the lion. Shirley dates this and the smaller platter above to 1858-82. There are chip repairs at both "carrying" ends.
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White Platter featuring the Fox and the Stork 1880? A white-colored platter 10½" x almost 9½". Inside of a surrounding pattern of branches and grapes on the platter's ledge is an image featuring a fox and a stork. The back of the platter shows two simple registry marks and an indented name, apparently Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company (in existence from 1861 to 1904). The "Moore" portion is indistinct. $50 from Shirley Perry, May, '00.
This is a heavy platter. There is a shallow plate in front of the protagonists and narrow vases in the background. Shirley dates this and the larger platter below to 1858-82. There are chip repairs at the right-hand "carrying" end. The "Moore" portion of the indented name is indistinct.
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Decanter TH The bunny sleeps next to a tree stump while the tortoise passes by. In the background a fox holds a flag ready to signal the winner.
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Decanter GGE The man seems to be whistling as he hides the hatchet behind his back and eyes the goose, who stands over two golden eggs.
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Decanter FG The fox's tongue hangs out to the right as he shows an angry and disgruntled look.
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Decanter DS The rendering of two things is excellent in this decanter. First, the dog's left ear is arched up as he looks down intot he water with the bone in his mouth. Secondly, the flat reflection in the water below is well done.
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Decanter BW The shepherd boy calls back left while the wolf appears with open mouth over him on the right.
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Decanter AL The lion is kissing or licking Androcles, whose one eye squints as he removes the thorn from the crying lion's paw. The decanter plays the tune "What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love." See a detail of the scene below.
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Arthur Court Aesop's Fables tray featuring FWT 1984 Arthur Court Aesop's Fables tray featuring FWT. Heavy aluminum serving tray measuring approximately 24¼" x 15⅝ at the widest points.
The verso actually reads "Aesops fables by Arthur Court copyrighted 1984." The tray depicts foxes with a tailless fox at the center. There is a grape and leaf border design. A curiosity of this tray is that its obverse underneath the tray depicts the scene as exactly as the top of the tray does. The same tray seems to be selling on eBay these days for several hundred dollars. Click on either picture to see an enlarged picture.
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Tortoise and Hare salt and pepper shaker set 1990? Tortoise and Hare salt and pepper shaker set. Apparently made in China by Albert Price Products. $10.51 from Karen Weaver, Canfield, Ohio, through Ebay, April, '99. Extra set for $1.75 from Beverly and John Ledford through Ebay, Sept., '00.
I am delighted to have found these! My MLS fable class immediately declared them cute, and they are right. The grape-colored rabbit, running with one leg upraised, stands 2.5" tall with three holes. He looks back to see if the turtle is catching up with him. The green-and-brown turtle stands 1.5" tall with two holes. Both original corks are present and intact. The coloring is simple, and the two poses are perfect. I suppose the turtle is moving, but you would not know it!