Jockeying Around

Just got back from 

the Junk Bonanza

in Shakopee, Minnesota.

It was our fifth year attending

this great vintage show.

Have you ever been to a sale

where you passed something up

for whatever reason,

and you kicked yourself later

for not buying 

that "one" thing?

Well, last year 

I passed up these two 

cement horse jockeys 

that at one

time had held 
electric lanterns.

 I've looked ever since

to find something similar

but to no avail.

I only wanted one, 
which is why 
I did not buy the set last year.

Long story short,

one of these little guys

must have known I had been

thinking about him....

...because, as fate would have it

I walked into a shop 

on Thursday night, 

exactly one year later

and THERE HE WAS....

 standing in the doorway 

of our most favorite 
Minneapolis shop

called Hunt & Gather.

Needless to say,

 he made the trip home

with me this time.

He is standing 
at the front door right now, 
though I thought I would

put him in the 
powder room holding

a towel in his ring.

He is soooo heavy 
and is in chippy

shabby condition 
as you can see.

He's called "The Cavalier"

and the original statues date back

from 1776 to 1913. 
Read a complete

history of their design

evolution at a wonderful blog

posting by HorseCountryChic

here.

So before
I show you him in his
new home here....

I need your input.

I want to hear what you think?

Should he stay at the front door

and be surrounded by mums and

seasonal fall foliage 

OR 

do you think he

would look better 
in my first floor

powder room 

serving up guest towels???

You decide! 

The voting starts NOW!!!

P.S. If you vote for the front door location,

what should I put in his wire loop? 

A little lantern or what?