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1912 Aesop's Fables
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Bath, GB
of which are in a very good indeed condition.
The important fables of Aesop.
Illustrated with a
Category
1910s British Fable Antique
Materials
Paper
Les Fables d'Esope Phrigien avec celles de Philelphe [Aesop's Fables, 1708]
Located in Middletown, NY
A RARE EARLY EDITION OF AESOPIC LITERATURE, BEAUTIFULLY ILLLUSTRATED.
Les Fables d'Esope Phrigien
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Fable Antique
Materials
Gold Leaf
![Antique Les Fables d'Esope Phrigien avec celles de Philelphe [Aesop's Fables, 1708]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/les-fables-desope-phrigien-avec-celles-de-philelphe-aesops-fables-1708-for-sale/f_83402/f_405293421720458351436/f_40529342_1720458352496_bg_processed.jpg?width=240 "Les Fables d'Esope Phrigien avec celles de Philelphe [Aesop's Fables, 1708]")
$1,600
H 5.91 in W 3.75 in D 1.19 in
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
1720s British Fable Antique
Materials
Paper
Aesop's Fables - 1793 Stockdale ILLUSTRATED EDITION, Bedford binding
Located in Middletown, NY
Aesop (S. Croxall transl.)
The Fables of Aesop; With a Life of the Author; and Embellished with one
Category
Late 18th Century English Fable Antique
Materials
Leather, Paper
$2,400 / set
H 10.95 in W 7.01 in D 1.97 in
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
Early 19th Century English Regency Fable Antique
Materials
Pine
Antique The Fables Book, Historic Literature, English, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique edition of 'The Fables' by Jean de La Fontaine, translated into English
Category
1870s British Victorian Fable Antique
Materials
Paper
$1,000
H 12.21 in W 10.04 in D 2.56 in
Fables - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by William Blake - 1793
By William Blake
Located in Roma, IT
Fables is an original Modern Rare book engraved by Sir William Blake (London, 1757 - London, 1827
Category
1790s Fable Antique
Materials
Paper, Etching
$4,258
H 8.39 in W 5.16 in D 0.79 in
First Period Worcester Fable Dessert Plate Ex Lever Collection, c1775
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
First Period Worcester Fable Dessert Plate Ex Lever Collection, c1775
Additional information:
Date
Category
18th Century English George III Fable Antique
Materials
Porcelain
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
1780s English George III Fable Antique
Materials
Porcelain
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1 in Dm 8 in
Lioness and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting fables. Samuel Howitt was highly regarded for
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Fable Antique
Materials
Engraving, Etching
$65
H 6.3 in W 8.27 in
Ape and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting fables. Samuel Howitt was highly regarded for
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Fable Antique
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Ass, Ape & Mole, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting fables. Samuel Howitt was highly regarded for
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Fable Antique
Materials
Engraving, Etching
$65
H 6.3 in W 8.27 in
From the suite "Les Fables De La Fontaine" original etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985)
Title: From the suite "Les Fables De La Fontaine"
Year
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Etching
$2,100
H 25.5 in W 22.25 in D 1.75 in
La Fable et la Verité - Original Etching - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 16 x 7 cm.
Fable and Truth is an original etching on paper, realized by an
Category
Early 20th Century Fable Antique
Materials
Etching
$295
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.08 in
Fable 18k Yellow Gold Justinian Ring – 1.50 ct Turquoise & Natural Diamond
Located in Greeneville, TN
A legend set in gold. 💍 The Fable Ring by Mountain Song Jeweler is a story of ancient royalty
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Pair Of Framed Needlepoint Pictures Depicting Scenes From Aesop's Fables
Located in Essex, MA
With French Regence style frames. One scene depicting wolves playing in a well and the other a wolf and an Ibis.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Fable Antique
Materials
Giltwood
$1,400 / set
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.75 in
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
1780s English George III Fable Antique
Materials
Porcelain
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1 in Dm 8 in
Fighting Bulls and Frogs, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting fables. Samuel Howitt was highly regarded for
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Fable Antique
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Brown-Westhead Moore & Cie, « Fables of la Fontaine » service, England, c. 1890
By Brown-Westhead & Moore
Located in PARIS, FR
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Octagonal in shape, each plate illustrates a fable by La Fontaine such as The Crayfish and His Daughter
Category
1890s English Fable Antique
Materials
Earthenware
(NIVARDUS) - The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the Fox - 1706
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [NIVARDUS, Hartmann Schopper].
TITLE: The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the
Category
Early 1700s British Fable Antique
Materials
Leather
$1,500
H 7.82 in W 5.07 in D 0.75 in
Ass and the Lion Hunting, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting fables. Samuel Howitt was highly regarded for
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Fable Antique
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Art Nouveau Panel, La Fontaine’s Fable: The Crow and the Fox, Repoussé Leather
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Panel – La Fontaine’s Fable: The Crow and the Fox
Repoussé Leather & Dinanderie – Art
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Fable Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
$2,306
H 44.89 in W 35.44 in D 1.58 in
The Gathering of Nations - Animal Fable - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Gathering of Nations - Animal Fable is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized
Category
1850s Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Lithograph
J. J. GrandvilleThe Gathering of Nations - Animal Fable - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852, 1852
$212
H 2.76 in W 3.94 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
By Thomas Jeckyll, John Moyr Smith, Minton
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
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Fable Antique
Materials
Iron
$16,208 / set
H 38 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Amethyst glass Medicis vase The fox and the dof by LA FONTAINE fables
By Jean-Baptiste Desvignes
Located in Paris, FR
depicting animal scene ( The fox and the dof. Livre I. Fable V) whose subject is drawn from the Fables of La
Category
1820s French Restauration Fable Antique
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$8,871 / set
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Opaline Medicis vase Iinspired by la Fontaine fable the fox and the goat
By Jean-Baptiste Desvignes
Located in Paris, FR
depicting animal scene ( The fox and the goat. Livre III. Fable V ) whose subject is drawn from the Fables
Category
1820s French Charles X Fable Antique
Materials
Ormolu
$8,871
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Tapestry 19th Century Aubusson in Coteniere 'Fable of La Fontaine', N° 1223
Located in Paris, FR
A very pretty Tapestry 19th century Aubusson in container for doors or windows.
Thanks to our restoration-conservation workshop and also Our know-how,
we are pleased to present ...
Category
1880s French Aubusson Fable Antique
Materials
Wool
$4,139
H 122.05 in W 72.84 in D 0.4 in
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
1870s English Victorian Fable Antique
Materials
Majolica
$1,685
H 8.88 in W 5.63 in D 5 in
Art Deco Cocktail Pick Set Based on the Fable of The Fox and The Grapes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An Art Deco cocktail pick set based on the fable of The Fox and The Grapes, with red berry topped
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fable Antique
Materials
Chrome
$495
H 5.5 in W 6 in D 2.75 in
The Two Bulls And The Frog, From the suite Les Fables De La Fontaine
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
wooden black frame, with gold color bevel
Description: From the suite les Fables De La Fontaine, created
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Etching
$1,488
H 26.75 in W 22.25 in D 1.5 in
Le Geai Pare des Plumes du Paon, From the suite Les Fables De La Fontaine
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
26 x23 inches
Description: From the suite les Fables De La Fontaine, created in 1927 for Ambroise
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Etching
$1,488
H 26 in W 23 in D 1.75 in
l' Avare Qui a Perdu son Tresor, From the suite Les Fables De La Fontaine
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
25 x22.75 inches
Description: From the suite les Fables De La Fontaine, created in 1927 for Ambroise
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Fable Antique
Materials
Etching
$1,488
H 25 in W 22.75 in D 1.75 in
19th Century Rare Victorian Majolica Fox & Crow Trunk Vase Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Fable ''The Fox and the Crow''
Category
1880s English Victorian Fable Antique
Materials
Ceramic
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
1830s French Charles X Fable Antique
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French 'Fox and the Grapes' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Grapes' theme is from a fable of Jean de la Fontaine. The fireback is from the Napoleon III Period.
The
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Fable Antique
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century Small Ladies’ Writing Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
are decorated with medallion scenes from the fable The Raven and the Fox, complemented by floral and
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Fable Antique
Materials
Walnut
Het leeuwendeel (The Lion's Share) /// Old Masters Animals Landscape Dog Leopard
By Dirk Stoop
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Fables of Aesop
Year: 1665 (an earlier state of unknown states)
Medium: Original Etching on cream laid
Category
1660s Old Masters Fable Antique
Materials
Gesso, Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio
$2,500
H 20.57 in W 17.07 in
"Oh if brother would only let me have the key."
Located in Miami, FL
Press Publishing in 1926-28. In 1946-47 she illustrated Bible stories, fables and activity pages in the
Category
1920s Victorian Fable Antique
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
decorated with illustrations drawn from the fables of French poet Jean de La Fontaine. Figures are set
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Fable Antique
Materials
Tapestry
"Old Glory" Children's Game Picture Blocks by McLoughlin Bros. New York. C.1901
By McLoughlin Brothers
Located in Incline Village, NV
) Different types of flowers and birds
5) Fables themed fabulous caricatures with popular fan favorite animals
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Fable Antique
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,485
H 3 in W 8.25 in D 12.75 in
Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929
Located in Stockholm, SE
between fable and shadow.
About the Artist
Einar Norelius was born in 1900 in Falun, Sweden, into a
Category
1920s Symbolist Fable Antique
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Fable Antique
Materials
Clay
129x177CM PAUL DE VOS 17TH CENTURY GiLTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES CONVERTED TO MIRRORS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
] From the latter he obtained a commission to paint at least 36 paintings of birds, hunts and fables
Category
17th Century Baroque Fable Antique
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$4,160 Sale Price / item
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H 50.79 in W 69.89 in D 2.76 in
140X152CM PAUL DE VOS 17TH CENTURY GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES CONVERTED TO MIRRORs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
] From the latter he obtained a commission to paint at least 36 paintings of birds, hunts and fables
Category
17th Century Baroque Fable Antique
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$3,727 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 54.93 in W 59.85 in D 2.76 in
1617 Horse and Deer Engraving by Vondel – Warande der Dieren
Located in Langweer, NL
Amsterdam by Claes Jansz. Visscher, this emblematic print depicts the fable '’t Peerd ende ’t Hart' (The
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Fable Antique
Materials
Paper
French 19th century Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Le Baiser Donné bust, after Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French literary classic, the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. It is one of a pair of courtship subjects
Category
19th Century French Fable Antique
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$14,800
H 17.75 in W 9 in D 6.75 in
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Illustrated by M.V. Wheelhouse, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
her own name, Flower Fables, a collection of fairy tales, appeared in 1854. Alcott went on to publish
Category
1920s English Victorian Fable Antique
Materials
Fabric, Paper
$1,850
H 7.57 in W 5.5 in D 1.5 in
Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s
By Gaston Suisse
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
black and multicolored lacquer design, illustrating the famous fable by Frenh author Jean de La Fontaine
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fable Antique
Materials
Brass
$757
H 0.79 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Hen with the Golden Eggs – Félix Bracquemond Etching on Japan Paper, c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Fontaine’s Fables. Bracquemond (1833–1914), one of the foremost French etchers of the 19th century and a
Category
Late 19th Century French Fable Antique
Materials
Paper
$520
H 9.22 in W 7.09 in D 0.01 in
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion with Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Century captures the lyrical heart of a pastoral fable, rendered in threads of gentle nostalgia and
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Fable Antique
Materials
Wool
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
W 21 in L 18 in
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’s
Category
1860s French Louis XV Fable Antique
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew
Rare 11 Light Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Large Shade Chandelier w. Ogre Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive antique and top quality hand crafted eleven light chandelier with a fabulous fable
Category
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Fable Antique
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze, Iron, Gold Leaf
$9,226
H 54 in Dm 23.5 in
Aristotle Phyllis Spranger 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
men, without distinction, even the wisest: it is therefore a sort of moralising fable intended to warn
Category
16th Century Old Masters Fable Antique
Materials
Oil
$9,595 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.11 in W 28.35 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique 5 Panels Hand Painted Screen from Duc Uzès
Located in London, GB
sections depict scenes from La Fontaine’s Fables, bringing a literary and artistic richness to the piece
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Fable Antique
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$101,300
H 61.42 in W 69.3 in D 1.97 in
French Art Deco Ceramic Fox by Gustave Gillot for Odyv, 1920
By ODYV, Gustave Gillot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
, 1920s. Illustration of the fable "The Fox and the Grape" by Jean de La Fontaine. Height: 8.7"(22cm
Category
1920s French Art Deco Fable Antique
Materials
Ceramic
French Cast Iron Umbrella Stand, Fox and Grapes
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
19th Century French Provincial Fable Antique
Materials
Iron
Antique Sevres Style Porcelain Hand-Painted & Gilt Mounted Urn Table Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
; they could be named after the fable by Jean de La Fontaine, published in 1678. The upper half of the
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Fable Antique
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 7.1 in D 5.5 in
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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.