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20th Century Aesops Fable Fox Grapes Caddy Spoon
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
hammered finish, the cast handle with chased decoration depicting a scene from Aesop's Fable of the Fox and
Category

Early 20th Century English Fable Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique 20th Century Aesops Fable Fox Grapes Caddy Spoon
20th Century Aesops Fable Fox Grapes Caddy Spoon

20th Century Aesops Fable Fox Grapes Caddy Spoon

$1,200
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Featuring a Scene from Aesop s Fables
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Early 18th century, French, wool with silk highlights. A scene from Aesop’s fables. A monkey with a
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Fable Antique

Antique Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Featuring a Scene from Aesop s Fables
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Featuring a Scene from Aesop s Fables

Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Featuring a Scene from Aesop s Fables

$561
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. A Hunting Scene from Aesop s Fables
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Aesop’s fables, muted fawns, gold and coffee colours. RR
Category

Mid-18th Century French Fable Antique

Materials

Wool

Antique Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. A Hunting Scene from Aesop s Fables
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. A Hunting Scene from Aesop s Fables

Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. A Hunting Scene from Aesop s Fables

$2,738
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Depicting a Scene from Aesop s Fables
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Early 18th century, French, wool with silk highlights. A scene from Aesop’s fables. A donkey and a
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Fable Antique

Materials

Wool

Antique Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Depicting a Scene from Aesop s Fables
Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Depicting a Scene from Aesop s Fables

Cushion: 18th Century, Wool. Depicting a Scene from Aesop s Fables

$527
"The Ox and Toad Fable, " Chelsea Raised Anchor Octagonal Saucer
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
with the fable of "The Ox and the Toad" by J H O'Neale. Unmarked c1753 - 54
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Fable Antique

Antique "The Ox and Toad Fable, " Chelsea Raised Anchor Octagonal Saucer
"The Ox and Toad Fable, " Chelsea Raised Anchor Octagonal Saucer

"The Ox and Toad Fable, " Chelsea Raised Anchor Octagonal Saucer

$8,900
A Rare Oil Painting On Panel; One Of The Fables, De La Fontaine
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in New York, NY
A rare oil painitng on panel of one of the fables of de La Fontaine; with its original period frame
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Fable Antique

Materials

Panel

Antique A Rare Oil Painting On Panel; One Of The Fables, De La Fontaine
A Rare Oil Painting On Panel; One Of The Fables, De La Fontaine

A Rare Oil Painting On Panel; One Of The Fables, De La Fontaine

$48,000
Cushion: Early 18th Century Wool
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
landscape. Probably a scene from Aesop’s fables. RR.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Fable Antique

Materials

Wool

Antique Cushion: Early 18th Century Wool
Cushion: Early 18th Century Wool

Cushion: Early 18th Century Wool

$527
Cushion: Mid-18th Century, Wool. A Hound Stalking a Bird
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
tree, most likely depicting a scene from Aesop’s fables. RR.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Fable Antique

Materials

Wool

Antique Cushion: Mid-18th Century, Wool. A Hound Stalking a Bird
Cushion: Mid-18th Century, Wool. A Hound Stalking a Bird

Cushion: Mid-18th Century, Wool. A Hound Stalking a Bird

$1,218
Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aubusson depicting scenes from Aesop's Fables.
Category

19th Century French Fable Antique

Antique Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape
Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape

Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape

$9,000
Victorian Fox and Grapes Cast Silver Wine Label Port by Robert Garrard, 1849
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
the Aesop's fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings
Category

1840s English Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

Silver

Victorian Fox and Grapes Cast Silver Wine Label Port by Robert Garrard, 1849
Victorian Fox and Grapes Cast Silver Wine Label Port by Robert Garrard, 1849

Victorian Fox and Grapes Cast Silver Wine Label Port by Robert Garrard, 1849

$814
Pair of Directoire Period Painted Fauteuils with Original Tapestry
Located in London, GB
sabre. Upholstered in period Beauvais tapestry after the fables of La Fontaine.
Category

Late 18th Century French Directoire Fable Antique

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

Pair of Directoire Period Painted Fauteuils with Original Tapestry
Pair of Directoire Period Painted Fauteuils with Original Tapestry

Pair of Directoire Period Painted Fauteuils with Original Tapestry

$5,887
19th Century French Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the French fable "La Fontaine". Cleaned and in excellent condition. Soft amd muted colors commensurate
Category

19th Century French Fable Antique

19th Century French Tapestry
19th Century French Tapestry

19th Century French Tapestry

$5,200
Pair of Antique English Pottery Creamware tea caddies c1780
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
of a fox and stork depicting the fable of Aesop. The caddies are over six and a half inches high
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Fable Antique

Pair of Antique English Pottery Creamware tea caddies c1780
Pair of Antique English Pottery Creamware tea caddies c1780

Pair of Antique English Pottery Creamware tea caddies c1780

$2,800
Pair of Victorian Silver Grape Shears Cast with Fox and Grapes, Sheffield, 1897
By Walker Hall
Located in London, GB
. The fox and grapes theme is from one of Aesops fables which tells the story of a fox who sees a bunch
Category

1890s English Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

Silver

Pair of Victorian Silver Grape Shears Cast with Fox and Grapes, Sheffield, 1897
Pair of Victorian Silver Grape Shears Cast with Fox and Grapes, Sheffield, 1897

Pair of Victorian Silver Grape Shears Cast with Fox and Grapes, Sheffield, 1897

$629
Pair of Louis XVI Period White and Gold Painted Fauteuils with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Cambridge, GB
woven with figures within foliage on the backs and with scenes from La Fontaine's fables on the seats
Category

Late 18th Century French Fable Antique

Pair of Louis XVI Period White and Gold Painted Fauteuils with Aubusson Tapestry
Pair of Louis XVI Period White and Gold Painted Fauteuils with Aubusson Tapestry

Pair of Louis XVI Period White and Gold Painted Fauteuils with Aubusson Tapestry

$6,503
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Fruitwood Carving of a Giant Slayer
Located in Suffolk, GB
of a fable about a giant slayer. The carving has a signature to the side 'STARY' although after
Category

Early 19th Century European Fable Antique

Materials

Fruitwood

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Fruitwood Carving of a Giant Slayer
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Fruitwood Carving of a Giant Slayer

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Fruitwood Carving of a Giant Slayer

$2,122
Baroque Renaissance Facades Cabinet Walnut, Seven Corkscrew Columns, Carvings
Located in Glauburg, DE
. Front is divided with seven corkscrew columns. On the doors and in the head are carvings with fable
Category

Late 17th Century German Renaissance Fable Antique

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Renaissance Facades Cabinet Walnut, Seven Corkscrew Columns, Carvings
Baroque Renaissance Facades Cabinet Walnut, Seven Corkscrew Columns, Carvings

Baroque Renaissance Facades Cabinet Walnut, Seven Corkscrew Columns, Carvings

$13,647
Pair of George IV Antique Silver Singing Foxes Wine Labels Sherry Madeira
By Charles Rawlings
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
Fable of the Fox and the Grapes. See photograph of a wooden panel from an 18th century American chest of
Category

Early 19th Century English Fable Antique

Pair of George IV Antique Silver Singing Foxes Wine Labels Sherry Madeira
Pair of George IV Antique Silver Singing Foxes Wine Labels Sherry Madeira

Pair of George IV Antique Silver Singing Foxes Wine Labels Sherry Madeira

$746
Large and Unusual 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Aesop's fables. The cast iron has been finished with traditional black grate polish and is ready for a
Category

19th Century Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

Iron

Large and Unusual 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Grate
Large and Unusual 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Grate

Large and Unusual 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Grate

$2,259
18th Century Brussels Tapestry in Silk and Wool, ca. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
of fable to this otherwise realistic flora and fauna picture. A hint of a chateau in the background
Category

18th Century and Earlier Belgian Fable Antique

Materials

Silk

18th Century Brussels Tapestry in Silk and Wool, ca. 1760
18th Century Brussels Tapestry in Silk and Wool, ca. 1760

18th Century Brussels Tapestry in Silk and Wool, ca. 1760

$21,000
Two-Light German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Lüsterweibchen were figures found in fables, female Saints or Madonnas, who were dressed in richly colors
Category

18th Century European Black Forest Fable Antique

Materials

Brass

Two-Light German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman
Two-Light German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman

Two-Light German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman

$4,750
Still life glass and oranges
By Philippe Rousseau
Located in Paris, FR
his painting The City Rat and the Country Rat, based on a fable by Jean de La Fontaine and combining
Category

1870s Impressionist Fable Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life glass and oranges
Still life glass and oranges

Philippe Rousseau
Still life glass and oranges, circa 1873

$23,734
L. Emile Adan Oil On Canvas.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bonnat in 1931. Adan’s illustrated books include Fables de La Fontaine and Un coeur simple. Public
Category

Early 20th Century French Fable Antique

L. Emile Adan Oil On Canvas.
L. Emile Adan Oil On Canvas.

L. Emile Adan Oil On Canvas.

$40,000
Large 19th Century Gilt Bronze Pharmacy Caduceus
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
pharmacy of the city of Chateau-Thierry, the town of Jean de La Fontaine (La Fontaine Fables), the famous
Category

Mid-19th Century French Fable Antique

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Gilt Bronze Pharmacy Caduceus
Large 19th Century Gilt Bronze Pharmacy Caduceus

Large 19th Century Gilt Bronze Pharmacy Caduceus

$3,916
German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
females depicted in such Lüsterweibchen were figures found in fables, female Saints or Madonnas, who were
Category

19th Century German Fable Antique

Materials

Antler, Wood

German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman
German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman

German Lüsterweibchen with a Polychrome Carved Woman

$10,750
Large Carved Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
By Black Forest
Located in Antrim, GB
Raven". A favourite of Aesops fables, 'the fox and the raven' is the story of a wily fox who outsmarts a
Category

1890s European Rustic Fable Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Large Carved Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
Large Carved Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clock

Large Carved Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clock

$3,012
19th Century France Napoleon III Rosewood Desk Writing Table
Located in Roma, RM
. They represent Aesop's fable, that of the fox and the stork. Made of walnut and rosewood, with fruit
Category

1850s French Napoleon III Fable Antique

Materials

Walnut, Rosewood

19th Century France Napoleon III Rosewood Desk Writing Table
19th Century France Napoleon III Rosewood Desk Writing Table

19th Century France Napoleon III Rosewood Desk Writing Table

$9,375
Remarkable 18th Century Italian Oil Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo attr.
By Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Located in Gallatin, TN
Dresden: “Dreams and fables I fashion; and even while I sketch and elaborate fables and dreams upon paper
Category

18th Century Fable Antique

Materials

Oil

Remarkable 18th Century Italian Oil Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo attr.
Remarkable 18th Century Italian Oil Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo attr.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Remarkable 18th Century Italian Oil Painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo attr.

$18,880
Exhibition Quality Marquetry Centre Table, in the Manner of Gillows, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
marquetry flowerhead. Aesops Fables: The Fox and the Crane A fox invites the stork to eat with him and
Category

Mid-19th Century English Fable Antique

Exhibition Quality Marquetry Centre Table, in the Manner of Gillows, circa 1860
Exhibition Quality Marquetry Centre Table, in the Manner of Gillows, circa 1860

Exhibition Quality Marquetry Centre Table, in the Manner of Gillows, circa 1860

$22,592
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lidded Jar Vase in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
fable, note the beautiful daintily hand-painted birds and blossoming flowers with prominent
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Fable Antique

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lidded Jar Vase in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lidded Jar Vase in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lidded Jar Vase in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold

$2,327
Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
detailed and lively vignette from an Indian fable of a parrot confronting a snake, rendered in ebonized and
Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Fable Antique

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860
Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860

Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860

$1,150
Japanese Kyogen Fox Mask
Located in Seattle, WA
(misaki) to the Shinto rice god, Inari Myôjin. In popular fables the fox also commonly appears as a
Category

19th Century Japanese Fable Antique

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kyogen Fox Mask
Japanese Kyogen Fox Mask

Japanese Kyogen Fox Mask

$6,200
Painting of Echo and Narcissus Staring Into Narcissus Reflection On The Water
Located in Hallowell, ME
Narcissus a well known fable of a beautiful youth named Narcissus. Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's
Category

19th Century Fable Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting of Echo and Narcissus Staring Into Narcissus Reflection On The Water
Painting of Echo and Narcissus Staring Into Narcissus Reflection On The Water

Painting of Echo and Narcissus Staring Into Narcissus Reflection On The Water

$1,250
Benjamin Rabier Set of 12 Knifes Rest "Fables De La Fontaine"
By Benjamin Rabier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
monde) -The Wolf and the Crane (Le loup et la cigogne) and 6 other fables representation different
Category

1920s European Art Deco Fable Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Benjamin Rabier Set of 12 Knifes Rest "Fables De La Fontaine"
Benjamin Rabier Set of 12 Knifes Rest "Fables De La Fontaine"

Benjamin Rabier Set of 12 Knifes Rest "Fables De La Fontaine"

$1,424
Gold Enamel Victorian Aesop’s Fable "The Fox and Grapes" Drop Earrings
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
AND EXTREMELY RARE EARRINGS. THE EARRINGS WITH AN IMAGES FROM OF ONE FAMOUS AND POPULAR AESOP`S FABLE
Category

1860s French Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

9k Gold, Gilt Metal

Gold Enamel Victorian Aesop’s Fable "The Fox and Grapes" Drop Earrings
Gold Enamel Victorian Aesop’s Fable "The Fox and Grapes" Drop Earrings

Gold Enamel Victorian Aesop’s Fable "The Fox and Grapes" Drop Earrings

$3,000
Wall Chart from A W. Hey Fable by O. R. Bossert, 1910
Located in St. Margarethen, AT
Schick & Co Leipzig. It depicts a scene from a fable by W. Hey.
Category

1910s German Other Fable Antique

Materials

Paper

Wall Chart from A W. Hey Fable by O. R. Bossert, 1910
Wall Chart from A W. Hey Fable by O. R. Bossert, 1910

Wall Chart from A W. Hey Fable by O. R. Bossert, 1910

$403
Benjamin Rabier Signed Rare French Silver Knife Rests 6 Pc, La Fontaine s Fables
By Benjamin Rabier, Pierre Devouge
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
and the silversmith Pierre Devouge. Each piece represents a fable of Jean de la Fontaine: Picture 2
Category

1920s French Art Deco Fable Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Benjamin Rabier Signed Rare French Silver Knife Rests 6 Pc, La Fontaine s Fables
Benjamin Rabier Signed Rare French Silver Knife Rests 6 Pc, La Fontaine s Fables

Benjamin Rabier Signed Rare French Silver Knife Rests 6 Pc, La Fontaine s Fables

$712
15th Century Flemish Walnut Carved Overdoor Lunette
Located in Nashville, TN
bird and dog or wolf probably referring to a fable.
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Tudor Fable Antique

Materials

Wood

15th Century Flemish Walnut Carved Overdoor Lunette
15th Century Flemish Walnut Carved Overdoor Lunette

15th Century Flemish Walnut Carved Overdoor Lunette

$6,600
Now the son leads the ass, the father drives [..].
By Paul van Somer
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Etching on laid paper. Illustration to the Aesopic fable 'The Man, the Boy and the Donkey'. Father
Category

17th Century Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Now the son leads the ass, the father drives [..].

Paul van Somer
Now the son leads the ass, the father drives [..]., circa 1690

$261
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Antique Bowl in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
most likely from Japanese fables in the base. Kutani porcelain was made in Japan after the mid-17th
Category

19th Century Japanese Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Antique Bowl in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Antique Bowl in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Antique Bowl in Red Black Yellow Orange and Gold

$821
L Etoile Filante
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Florham Park, NJ
gift for satire. He also illustrated Swift’s “Gulliver” and Fontaine’s “Fables”. His great gift for
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Fable Antique

Materials

Gold Leaf

L Etoile Filante
L Etoile Filante

J. J. Grandville
L Etoile Filante, 1849

$395
La Belle Etoile
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Fontaine’s “Fables”. His great gift for imagination combined with humor, wit and expert illustrations also
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Fable Antique

Materials

Gold Leaf

La Belle Etoile
La Belle Etoile

J. J. Grandville
La Belle Etoile, 1849

$395
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Fable Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate fable antique for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Old Masters style, while we also have 76 Old Masters versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect fable antique may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right fable antique is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes white, gray, beige and brown. Creating a fable antique has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Jean Jeacques Grandville, Bernard Picart, Marc Chagall, J. J. Grandville and Samuel Howitt are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in paper, lithograph and etching — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small fable antique measuring 1.97 high and 1.78 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 48 across to better suit those in the market for a large fable antique.

How Much is a Fable Antique?

The price for a fable antique in our collection starts at $44 and tops out at $85,000 with the average selling for $158.

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