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"Les Fables de Lafontaine: Le Renard & Le Corbeau." Bonbon Tin, 1930
The fox already has the crow's cheese in his mouth on the cover of this bonbon tin. The cover represents an expanded version of a circular card I have, also from Surfins. It is on display with two other Surfin cards; click here to see it. About half an inch is cut from the circumference of this illustration to make that one. This tin is in fair to good condition.
The Grasshopper and the Ant Cookie Tin, 1990
Bright-colored illustration of the kitchen of the ant, complete with a full text of La Fontaine's fable. The presence of "Fables de la Fontaine" on the sides suggests that there may be a series of cookie tins based on various fables. The colors are excellent, and the price was right!
The Hen and the Golden Eggs Cookie Tin, 1990
On the large cover here the large hen and her golden eggs predominate in the upper left, but we also see the dead hen and frustrated owner in the lower right corner. The image is again signed by H. Sainton or something similar. Now the big question is: How many of these La Fontaine cookie tins are there in the series?
The Wolf and the Lamb Cookie Tin, 1995
On the large cover here the wolf points a menacing finger at the lamb in midstream. A butterfly in the upper right serves as counterpoint to this scene of coming carnage. The image is again signed by H. Sainton or something similar. The sticker on the bottom of this tin, which details the cookies' ingredients, also announces that its cookies are to be consumed before Oct.,' 96.