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

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

English Blue and White Plate Heron Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890

By Bates, Brown-Westhead, & Moore

Located in Austin, TX

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

Category

Antique 1890s English Country Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Curious Arts & Crafts Handmade Wood, Fabric and Fringe Pendant, circa 1920
Curious Arts & Crafts Handmade Wood, Fabric and Fringe Pendant, circa 1920

Curious Arts & Crafts Handmade Wood, Fabric and Fringe Pendant, circa 1920

Located in Houston, TX

subject matter. Each cut wood panel features a silhouette depicting a scene from an Aesop's Fable

Category

Vintage 1920s German Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Large Georgian Style Jasper and White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Large Georgian Style Jasper and White Marble Fireplace Mantel

Large Georgian Style Jasper and White Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

illustrates Aesop’s fable 'The Dog and the Shadow', the moral of which is ‘thou shall not covet’. Opening

Category

2010s European Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Androcles and the Lion, Fine Old Master Oil Painting

Androcles and the Lion, Fine Old Master Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

ascribed to Aesop's Fables. It is numbered 563 in the Perry Index and can be compared to Aesop's The Lion

Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970
Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970

Alexander Calder Galerie Maeght Framed Exhibition Poster, Limited Edition, 1970

By Galerie Maeght

Located in San Antonio, TX

line drawings of animals for a 1931 publication of Aesop's fables. As Calder's sculpture moved into the

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Posters

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Mid 20th Century Wolf Head Letter Holder or Paper Clip in the style of Gucci
Mid 20th Century Wolf Head Letter Holder or Paper Clip in the style of Gucci

Mid 20th Century Wolf Head Letter Holder or Paper Clip in the style of Gucci

By Gucci

Located in Roma, IT

certain human virtues and vices in order to tell a story that always has a moral. Just think of Aesop

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Bronze

DON'T KILL THE GOOSE

DON'T KILL THE GOOSE

By Maidy Morhous

Located in New Orleans, LA

This idiom originates from one of Aesop's fables in which a farmer and his wife had a goose that

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cupid & Psyche
Cupid & Psyche

Cupid & Psyche

Located in London, GB

of the Fables of Aesop, published by John Lane at The Bodley Head in 1926. She also illustrated

Category

Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Love Trap Gold Garnet Charm Pendant
French Love Trap Gold Garnet Charm Pendant

French Love Trap Gold Garnet Charm Pendant

Located in London, GB

Fontaine (also told by Aesop). The full fable may be found below. A delightful love charm with a wry and

Category

20th Century French Charm Bracelets

Materials

Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

R. Fontana Signed 19th Century Italian Portrait Painting
R. Fontana Signed 19th Century Italian Portrait Painting

R. Fontana Signed 19th Century Italian Portrait Painting

By Roberto Fontana

Located in Roma, IT

. In the same 1876, at the Esposizione dell'Accademia di Brera, he presented Aesop Tells His Fables to

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

The Sun & the Wind
The Sun & the Wind

The Sun & the Wind

By Antonio Frasconi

Located in Soquel, CA

Blumenthal on “12 Fables of Aesop,” which was published by the Museum of Modern Art and honored by the

Category

1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Paper, Ink

View from Sacre Coeur
View from Sacre Coeur

View from Sacre Coeur

By David Levine

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

), The Fables of Aesop (1975), Joseph Moses’ The Great Rain Robbery (1975), Judy Jones and William

Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

18th Century Frontier Powder Horn
18th Century Frontier Powder Horn

18th Century Frontier Powder Horn

Located in Santa Fe, NM

horned owl atop it. A classical vignette from Aesop’s fables of a fox, ewer and a crane. All outlining

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial More Folk Art

Materials

Horn

Alexander Calder - Fables of Aesop
Alexander Calder - Fables of Aesop

Alexander Calder - Fables of Aesop

By Alexander Calder

Located in New York, NY

American book illustration, the Fables of Aesop for Harrison of Paris" (James Johnson Sweeney, Alexander

Category

French Books

1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.
1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.

1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.

Located in New York, NY

1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables. Signed Limited Edition. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full orange

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Victorian Spider And Turtle Brooch
Victorian Spider And Turtle Brooch

Victorian Spider And Turtle Brooch

Located in London, GB

spider and the turtle are reminiscent of an Aesop fable. Should you choose to make this purchase we

Category

20th Century English Victorian Brooches

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Aubusson / Aesop’s Fables
19th Century Aubusson / Aesop’s Fables

19th Century Aubusson / Aesop’s Fables

Located in San Marino, CA

19th century Aubusson / Aesop’s Fables.

Category

Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Liverpool Delft ‘Aesops Fables’ Tile, c. 1765
Liverpool Delft ‘Aesops Fables’ Tile, c. 1765

Liverpool Delft ‘Aesops Fables’ Tile, c. 1765

By J. Sinclair, Liverpool 1

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Rare Liverpool delft ‘Aesops Fables’, tile, c. 1765. Printed after John Sadler, with a scene of

Category

Antique 1760s Georgian Pottery

Materials

Delft, Pottery

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

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Early 18th century, French, wool with silk highlights. A scene from Aesop’s fables. A monkey with a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Pillows and Throws

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

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Aesop’s fables, muted fawns, gold and coffee colours. RR

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Wool

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

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Early 18th century, French, wool with silk highlights. A scene from Aesop’s fables. A donkey and a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Pillows and Throws

Materials

Wool

20th Century Aesops Fable 'Fox & Grapes' Caddy Spoon
20th Century Aesops Fable 'Fox & Grapes' Caddy Spoon

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 Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

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

Cushion: Early 18th Century Wool

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

landscape. Probably a scene from Aesop’s fables. RR.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Wool

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

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

tree, most likely depicting a scene from Aesop’s fables. RR.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Wool

Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape
Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape

Louis XV Style Giltwood Canape

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aubusson depicting scenes from Aesop's Fables.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sofas

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'

By Charles Rawlings

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

"Singing Foxes" by Collectors, but it is more likely that the design inspiration was taken from Aesop

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

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

Located in Manchester, GB

Aesop's fables. The cast iron has been finished with traditional black grate polish and is ready for a

Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

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

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

Antique 1890s European Rustic Wall Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

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

Located in Roma, RM

. They represent Aesop's fable, that of the fox and the stork. Made of walnut and rosewood, with fruit

Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Rosewood

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Alexander Calder

Located in Austin, TX

line drawings of animals for a 1931 publication of Aesop’s fables. As Calder’s sculpture moved into the

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

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

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

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

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

Located in Boston, Lincolnshire

AND EXTREMELY RARE EARRINGS. THE EARRINGS WITH AN IMAGES FROM OF ONE FAMOUS AND POPULAR AESOP`S FABLE

Category

Antique 1860s French Victorian Drop Earrings

Materials

9k Gold, Gilt Metal

Guido Ambone Ceramic Dish with Two Dogs, Italy, 1950's
Guido Ambone Ceramic Dish with Two Dogs, Italy, 1950's

Guido Ambone Ceramic Dish with Two Dogs, Italy, 1950's

By Guido Gambone

Located in New York, NY

be a reference Aesop’s Fable: The Dog and the Shadow. Dimensions: 10” x 10” x 1”.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

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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.

How Much are Aesops Fables?

Aesops fables can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,147, while the lowest priced sells for $283 and the highest can go for as much as $18,755.