That usually translates into highly desirable oddball item in a few years. There’s always the slight possibility that what we see might not be what we get, too.
I’ve been good so far and I haven’t used the Western Horseman Discount code yet, so I shall consider it.
The week was not completely model-free. I found two inexpensive bodies and a Goebel Wachtmeister cat at the local Salvation Army, and this beauty on eBay:
He’s definitely all Original Finish: I see no tampering or spot removal. He just … doesn’t have that many spots. Sometimes you'll see a model with significantly more spots or freckles on one side compared to the other, but his other side is almost as spotless as this one.
The vast majority of Appaloosa Western Prancing Horses are way more spotted than this, with some edging into fleabitten or roan territory. Pieces with bigger and fewer spots are less common, but pieces with almost no spots are rarest of all.
I haven’t seen any yet with no spots that weren’t tampered with in some way, though.
This means I now have FIVE Appaloosa Western Prancing Horses. I’m not sure if this means I have either reached or exceeded my quota yet. My original intent was to upgrade my Buckskin; I have one who is adequate, but better is better. The latest prospect shot out of my price range (darn sticker, again), so this fellah became my consolation prize.
In case you were wondering, he does have those two "spots" in his unspeakable area.
I'll be cutting it short today to work on this year’s Christmas Beading Project. A life-sized Hyacinth:
http://korizza.net/2011/03/blog-post_4127.html
FYI: No, I can’t read Russian. I’m following the pictures, and winging the rest. Not because I’m being hardcore, but because all the best online beaded flower patterns are in Russian. So far, so good; three buds down, 21 more to go…
3 comments:
AWESOME variation! This is what makes collecting FUN! Never seen one like this-great score!
Very interesting pony! Also, good luck with that beading project. I'd love to see the final product. :)
The first bit of Russian on that site just says "Master Class". The rest I can't read.
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