Creative World Plate, The Fox and the Grapes

Title: Creative World Plate, The Fox and the Grapes
Description: 1979 "The Fox and the Grapes." Sculptured by Herman L. Deaton. Hand Painted on Cold Cast Bronze. No. 1048 of a Limited Edition of 9750 plates. 7¼" in diameter and 1 inch deep. $26 from Gerald Kaylarian, Seattle, through Ebay, July, '99.

Now this is a weighty object! "Plate" here is no longer something one eats off of! The spatial presentation of the fable is very good. This fox cannot get at these grapes, but the hill lures him into trying it. I have seen this piece offered several times on Ebay but never anywhere else. Are there more plates in a series?
Source: $26 from Gerald Kaylarian, Seattle, through Ebay, July, '99.
Date: 1979
Subject: The Fox and the Grapes; Tableware; Plates; Creative World