Creighton University

I first saw these—and was delighted with them--in the Clingnancourt flea market several years ago.  I believe that the full set includes twelve.  Each knife rest has been individually cast and is stamped with the signature, "Benjamin Rabier" and with the mark of the silvermaker in the form of a rectangle with the initials "P + a Spoon + D".  The knife rests catch both something of the Art Deco era and of Rabier's continuous wit.  In TH, the connection of the fencepost to the ground at the bottom of the hare's back paws is loose.  I write now on a happy day in March of 2026.  For a long time, I have been aware that we do not have a full set of these.  In fact, I was confused: we lacked two of the set of 12 (OF and WC) and seemed to have one outside the series, with a fox addressing a pitcher.  I had tried for several years to find the right two to fill out the set.  I even kept a file in my desk drawer showing what a full set was like and what we were missing.  Lately I have had offers from Ebay vendors selling a whole set for rather high prices.  Should I buy a whole set to get two specific kniferests?  Lately the Assistant Archivist has been supplying me with large boxes of items purchased some time ago and never catalogued.  Catching up has been my chief task for the fable collection.  Today's box surprised me with several kniferests fillling our exact needs.  I had already discovered that our "extra" was FS without the stork.  This group includes a good version of that knife rest, a good version of WC, and two versions of OF.  I will include the "less good" copies in the same row with the good versions.