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The Conversation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Conversation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Lord - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Lord - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Student - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Student - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Autre Retardataire -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Autre Retardataire - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Night Creatures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Night Creatures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Sniper - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Sniper - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Maman Canguroo -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Maman Canguroo - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Le Misocampe - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Le Misocampe - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

This was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 in French by Za...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Glaucus, from "Le Temple des Muses" - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

Glaucus, from "Le Temple des Muses" - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

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

Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical, exuberant and witty.

Category

Late 19th Century English George III Fable Antique

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

The Propositions - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Propositions - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Competition - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Competition - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Bonsoir donc, Ami Lecteur - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Bonsoir donc, Ami Lecteur - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Fantastic Round -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Fantastic Round - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Le Beau Monde aux Tuileries - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Le Beau Monde aux Tuileries - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

J'Etait Paresseuse - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

J'Etait Paresseuse - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

News for Animals - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

News for Animals - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Au Bois de Boulogne - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Au Bois de Boulogne - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Choice of Fishing Lures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Choice of Fishing Lures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Recommendation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Recommendation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Search - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Search - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

La Belle Dame - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

La Belle Dame - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Solitary Reader - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Solitary Reader - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Fishing - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Fishing - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Meditative Dog - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Meditative Dog - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Lazy Frog - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Lazy Frog - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Le Doyen des Crapauds - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Le Doyen des Crapauds - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Realm of Insects - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Realm of Insects - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Tormented Fox - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Tormented Fox - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Beggar Bear - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Beggar Bear - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Le Professeur Granarius - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Le Professeur Granarius - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Butterfly King - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Butterfly King - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Gentleman Woodpecker - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Gentleman Woodpecker - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Mom and Her Children - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Mom and Her Children - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such...

Category

1850s Modern Fable Antique

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Leucothoé et Apollon, from "Le Temple des Muses"
Leucothoé et Apollon, from "Le Temple des Muses"

Leucothoé et Apollon, from "Le Temple des Muses"

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Le Temple des Muses was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables and other Greek myths published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 ...

Category

1740s Old Masters Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

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

Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical, exuberant and witty.

Category

Mid-18th Century British George III Fable Antique

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

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

The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and for centuries have been influential subject matter for artistic endeavour.

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fable Antique

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

Pair of Porcelain Urn Form Fruit Coolers with Covers and Liners
Pair of Porcelain Urn Form Fruit Coolers with Covers and Liners

Pair of Porcelain Urn Form Fruit Coolers with Covers and Liners

By Stône, Coquerel, and Legros d'Anisy

Located in New York, NY

De Guillebon (p. 264) cites the Almanach du Commerce de la Ville de Paris of 1808, which listed the various subjects that were used by the firm of Stône, Coquerel, and d'Anisy, inclu...

Category

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Fable Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Nemesis - Original Etching by Philips Galle - 1605
Nemesis - Original Etching by Philips Galle - 1605

Nemesis - Original Etching by Philips Galle - 1605

By Philips Galle

Located in Roma, IT

Nemesis is an original burin by the old master Galle Philips (Haarlem, 1537-Antwerp, 1612), the plate n. 20 from the series "De deis gentium imagines iconical, aeneis tabulis for Phi...

Category

Early 1600s Fable Antique

Materials

Etching

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'
Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

It can be compared to Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio 1526 engravings after Rosso Fiorentino’s set of Divinités de la Fable. Represented inside niches these elegant divinities were perfectl...

Category

16th Century French Renaissance Fable Antique

Materials

Walnut

Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set, English, circa 1835
Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set, English, circa 1835

Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set, English, circa 1835

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Incline Village, NV

The "Willow Pattern" is based on a, so called, iconic Chinese fable about two young lovers denied marriage by their parents; the story being told in images of the pagoda, fence, brid...

Category

1830s English Early Victorian Fable Antique

Materials

Ironstone

Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550

Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550

Located in Madrid, ES

Paintings of Renaissance Tuscany: Fables of Poets for Patrician Homes. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994.

Category

16th Century Spanish Baroque Fable Antique

Materials

Wood

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set
18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Incline Village, NV

The "Willow Pattern" is based on a, so called, iconic Chinese fable about two young lovers denied marriage by their parents; the story being told in images of the pagoda, fence, brid...

Category

1770s English Georgian Fable Antique

Materials

Ironstone, Hardwood

2 vol. ÆSOP, ÆSOP’s Fables With a Life of the Author. First Edition
2 vol. ÆSOP, ÆSOP’s Fables With a Life of the Author. First Edition

2 vol. ÆSOP, ÆSOP’s Fables With a Life of the Author. First Edition

Located in New York, NY

2 vol. ÆSOP, ÆSOP’s Fables With a Life of the Author. First Edition. Embellished and illustrated throughout with 112 plates.

Category

Late 18th Century English Fable Antique

Materials

Gold

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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.