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Aesop's Fables, Illustrated by Charles Folkard, 1916
Aesop's Fables, Illustrated by Charles Folkard, 1916

Aesop's Fables, Illustrated by Charles Folkard, 1916

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Aesop. Aesop’ Fables. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1916. Illustrated by Charles Folkard

Category

Vintage 1910s English Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Early 19th Century Pine Fireplace Featuring Aesop's Fable
Early 19th Century Pine Fireplace Featuring Aesop's Fable

Early 19th Century Pine Fireplace Featuring Aesop's Fable

Located in London, GB

the Aesop's fable of "The Dog and Its Reflection." The frieze with swags and floral garlands with tied

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Architectural Elements

Materials

Pine

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Three Foxes, ca 1780
Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Three Foxes, ca 1780

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Three Foxes, ca 1780

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in London, GB

a very charming image of an Aesop fable about three foxes conversing under a large tree, one of them

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles

Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles

By Minton, John Moyr Smith, Thomas Jeckyll

Located in London, GB

Aesop's Fables. The designs Moyr Smith drew on these tiles are known as:- The Dog and his shadow. The

Category

Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

A BWM Majolica Jug Depicting 'The Fox and the Grapers' Aesop's Fable, ca. 1876
A BWM Majolica Jug Depicting 'The Fox and the Grapers' Aesop's Fable, ca. 1876

A BWM Majolica Jug Depicting 'The Fox and the Grapers' Aesop's Fable, ca. 1876

By Brown-Westhead & Moore

Located in Banner Elk, NC

T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. Majolica Jug Depicting 'The Fox and the Grapes from Aesop's Fables

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780
Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in London, GB

a very charming image of the Aesop fable of the horse and the donkey in the centre. The image is

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1722 Fables of Aesop and Others
1722 Fables of Aesop and Others

1722 Fables of Aesop and Others

By Samuel Croxall

Located in Bath, GB

The very scarce first edition of Samuel Croxall's translation of the fables of Aesop, illustrated

Category

Antique 1720s British Books

Materials

Paper

The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise

By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup

Located in Greenwich, CT

The Hare and Tortoise from Aesop's Fables engaged in a sack race.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reclaimed Victorian Style Fireplace Grate
Reclaimed Victorian Style Fireplace Grate

Reclaimed Victorian Style Fireplace Grate

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Aesops fable scene.

Category

Early 20th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Rare Antique Royal Dux Centerpiece Bowl, Aesop's Fisherman & His Flute by Hampel
Rare Antique Royal Dux Centerpiece Bowl, Aesop's Fisherman & His Flute by Hampel

Rare Antique Royal Dux Centerpiece Bowl, Aesop's Fisherman & His Flute by Hampel

By Royal Dux

Located in New Orleans, LA

Dux bowl "The Lovers". The centerpiece is a rare design depicting Aesop's fable, the Fisherman and

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Blue & White Plate Rat Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890
English Blue & White Plate Rat Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890

English Blue & White Plate Rat Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890

By Bates, Brown-Westhead, & Moore

Located in Austin, TX

21 rue Drouot Paris. Fontaine / Aesops Fables English Losange mark.

Category

Antique 1890s English Country Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

English Blue & White Plate Eagle & Frog Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890
English Blue & White Plate Eagle & Frog Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890

English Blue & White Plate Eagle & Frog Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890

By Bates, Brown-Westhead, & Moore

Located in Austin, TX

Grand Depot 21 rue Drouot Paris. Fontaine / Aesops Fables English Losange mark.

Category

Antique 1890s English Country Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Easton Press Leather Bound Books Set of 10
Easton Press Leather Bound Books Set of 10

Easton Press Leather Bound Books Set of 10

Located in Newtown, CT

are slanted. To include Shakespeare, Aesops Fables, Dante, and Dickens.

Category

Late 20th Century American American Classical Books

Materials

Animal Skin

Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock
Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock

Charles X "The Serpent and The Eagle" Ormolu Clock

Located in Astoria, NY

bell movement, signed "Charles a Paris", surmounted by the serpent and the eagle from Aesop's Fables

Category

Antique 1830s French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

The Fox and the Lion
The Fox and the Lion

The Fox and the Lion

By William Stout

Located in Pasadena, CA

Artist Statement "I drew and painted a series of Aesop's Fables that featured foxes. This was one of my

Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Sterling “the Fox and the Grapes” Shears
Sterling “the Fox and the Grapes” Shears

Sterling “the Fox and the Grapes” Shears

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Fox and The Grapes is one of Aesop's fables. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes

Category

Vintage 1930s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large and Unusual 19th Century Craquelure Wall Mirror
Large and Unusual 19th Century Craquelure Wall Mirror

Large and Unusual 19th Century Craquelure Wall Mirror

Located in London, GB

inclusion of an animal, and here a goat teeters on a rocky outcrop. Johnson took inspiration from Aesop

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century French Cast Iron Umbrella Stand, Fox and Grapes Design
19th Century French Cast Iron Umbrella Stand, Fox and Grapes Design

19th Century French Cast Iron Umbrella Stand, Fox and Grapes Design

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Umbrella Stand this is a beautifully detailed piece showing the Fox and Grapes from Aesop’s fable The fox

Category

Antique 19th Century French Provincial Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Painting of Birds, Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock
Painting of Birds, Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock

Painting of Birds, Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock

Located in Essex, MA

Aesops Fables, "Jackdaw and Peacock Feathers". The fable relates the story of a crow that adorns himself

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Well Carved Antique English Statuary White Marble Fireplace
Well Carved Antique English Statuary White Marble Fireplace

Well Carved Antique English Statuary White Marble Fireplace

Located in London, GB

An unusual English marble fireplace with beautifully carved Aesops fable centre panel depicting the

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Statuary Marble

Fabled Fox and the Pheasants Diamond Emerald Ruby Sapphire Gold Necklace
Fabled Fox and the Pheasants Diamond Emerald Ruby Sapphire Gold Necklace

Fabled Fox and the Pheasants Diamond Emerald Ruby Sapphire Gold Necklace

Located in Montreal, QC

Inspired by Aesop's Fable. The Necklace features a Diamond Bejeweled Playful Fox chasing two

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Choker Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Whi...

Rococo Giltwood Clock
Rococo Giltwood Clock

Rococo Giltwood Clock

Located in Greenwich, CT

visual representation of Aesop's fable of the stork and the wolf wherein the stork happened upon a wolf

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Rococo Mantel Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Boho Patinated Metal Obelisks - A Pair
Vintage Boho Patinated Metal Obelisks - A Pair

Vintage Boho Patinated Metal Obelisks - A Pair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

depicting the classic Aesop’s Fable, "The Fox and the Grapes," with a fox gazing up at trellised vines. The

Category

Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Metal

Set of 18th Century Transfer Printed Liverpool Delft Tiles
Set of 18th Century Transfer Printed Liverpool Delft Tiles

Set of 18th Century Transfer Printed Liverpool Delft Tiles

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

scenes from three of Aesop’s Fables, including Two Travellers and a Bear (top), The Geese and the Cranes

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare
19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare

19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare

Located in Dallas, TX

classic Aesop's fable of the swift rabbit racing the slow but determined tortoise. The message of the

Category

Antique 1870s French Belle Époque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Labyrinth of Versailles, c.1720
Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Labyrinth of Versailles, c.1720

Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Labyrinth of Versailles, c.1720

Located in Langweer, NL

Aesop's fables. This print originates from 'Le Labyrinthe de Versailles (reliure en veau taupe)' by Rutger

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

The Black Line
The Black Line

The Black Line

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami, FL

period include pen-and-ink line drawings of animals for a 1931 publication of Aesop's fables. As Calder's

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Objects of Desire Book by Maria Hummer Tuttle
Objects of Desire Book by Maria Hummer Tuttle

Objects of Desire Book by Maria Hummer Tuttle

By Maria Tuttle

Located in New York, NY

an ancient Chinese horse sculpture to a Louis XV clock painted with characters from an Aesop fable

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880
Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880

Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI style Canapé, upholstered with Aubusson tapestry depicting a scene from Aesop’s Fables

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

Antique William Morris 'Squirrel' Merton Abbey Jacquard-Woven Wool Tapestry
Antique William Morris 'Squirrel' Merton Abbey Jacquard-Woven Wool Tapestry

Antique William Morris 'Squirrel' Merton Abbey Jacquard-Woven Wool Tapestry

Located in Milan, IT

Grape’, a name derived from Aesop’s fables) was designed by Dearle in 1898, and was woven at Merton

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Walton Ford Pancha Tantra
Walton Ford Pancha Tantra

Walton Ford Pancha Tantra

By Walton Ford, Bill Buford

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables. This large-format limited edition

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors
Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors

Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors

By Thomas Johnson, London 1

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

rustic figures and motifs from Aesop's fables. The importance and appeal of his work is evident in that

Category

Antique 19th Century English Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Modern Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Mercè Riba
Modern Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Mercè Riba

Modern Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Mercè Riba

Located in Miami, FL

and the story was mistakenly claimed to be one of Aesop's Fables. The adaptation by Jean-Pierre

Category

20th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi, Illustrated by F. Richardson, 1927
The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi, Illustrated by F. Richardson, 1927

The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi, Illustrated by F. Richardson, 1927

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

children’s books like Aesop's Fables, Mother Goose, Pinocchio, and East of the Sun and West of the Moon. He

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Original Antique Print of a Wild Boar and a Lion, 1811
Original Antique Print of a Wild Boar and a Lion, 1811

Original Antique Print of a Wild Boar and a Lion, 1811

By Samuel Howitt

Located in Langweer, NL

of Animals, Principally Designed from the Fables of Aesop, Gay and Phaedrus, Edward Orme, London

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Prints

Materials

Paper

Louis XVI Style Dresser, France, 19th Century
Louis XVI Style Dresser, France, 19th Century

Louis XVI Style Dresser, France, 19th Century

Located in Belmont, MA

artisan created a marquetry with an illustration of the fable “The Fox and the Crow”, one of Aesop

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew

1617 Horse and Deer Engraving by Vondel – Warande der Dieren
1617 Horse and Deer Engraving by Vondel – Warande der Dieren

1617 Horse and Deer Engraving by Vondel – Warande der Dieren

Located in Langweer, NL

. 'Warande der Dieren' was Vondel’s first major published work, containing fables inspired by Aesop and other

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

'Androcles and the Lion' an Early Regency Style Fireplace
'Androcles and the Lion' an Early Regency Style Fireplace

'Androcles and the Lion' an Early Regency Style Fireplace

Located in London, GB

shelf. A copy of an early 19th century original. The moral of this fable, reputedly by Aesop

Category

Late 20th Century English Regency Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

19th Century George III Style Carved Mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson
19th Century George III Style Carved Mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson

19th Century George III Style Carved Mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson

By Thomas Johnson, London 1

Located in London, GB

, 'A Collection of One Hundred and Fifty Designs'. Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English George III Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century George III Carved Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Johnson
18th Century George III Carved Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Johnson

18th Century George III Carved Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Johnson

By Thomas Johnson II

Located in London, GB

the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British George III Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

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Aesops Fables For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of aesops fables available for sale. Each of these unique aesops fables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, fabric and wool. Aesops fables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Aesops fables made by Regency designers — are very popular at 1stDibs. John Moyr Smith, Minton and Wedgwood each produced beautiful aesops fables that are worth considering.

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