Woodgrain Bloodhound #2

In addition to the Mortens Dalmatian that I found at Sell It Here yesterday, I also found my second woodgrain Breyer Bloodhound. And he was a bargain price, too!

 Breyer Woodgrain Bloodhound, #325, 1966 - 1968, $5, Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana

Art Nouveau

There was only one model I wanted from BreyerFest this year. I prefer vintage, traditional-sized molds, but I also love the clearware/translucent pieces. This isn't a vintage or a traditional mold, but it is a translucent and absolutely lovely!

 Art Nouveau, #711233, 500 made, BreyerFest SR 2015, $53.50, Alyssa Shoemaker, York, PA, 7/2015.

Monrovia HR Mini Set

This is not actually the set as sold by Hagen Renaker, but Teresa Rogers sold them together as a set on Clinky Classifieds. She wanted $35 for all three; I snapped those puppies up! I was lucky to be online when she posted them as at least three people posted after me wanting to buy them.

(These pictures were all taken by Teresa.)

 Look at the detail in the coloring and glazing!

 They're really beautiful - I love the old Hagen Renakers, just as I love the old Breyers.

 Monrovia Mini Rearing Horse, A-234, 1953 - 1985, $35/set, 7/2015, Teresa Rogers, California.

 Since they are from the Monrovia era of the company, that means these pieces were produced prior to 1962. (The dates on their tags and these pictures are for how long the mold has been in production.)

 Monrovia Mini Running Mare, A-233, 1954 - current, $35/set, 7/2015, Teresa Rogers, California.

 The shading in her glaze is so pretty!

 Monrovia Mini Foal, A-236, 1953 - 1985, $35/set, 7/2015, Teresa Rogers.

Super excited to add these three pieces to my collection!

Glitterati

I love Breyer's vintage molds, and the Western Horse was its very first mold. (Actually, the mold was copied from Hartland.) I focus more on purchasing vintage pieces for my collection now, but this is the 65th Anniversary Model and is gorgeous to boot. So, when I found it on sale, home it came!

 Gitterati, 65th Anniversary Horse, #1735, 2015 - current, $42, Amazon, 7/2015.

Breyer Parade Saddle

I have been eyeing this saddle since it came out in 2014. Last week, Amazon had a huge sale, and I finally got it for a price that I felt was affordable.

Breyer Parade Saddle Set, #2052, 2-14 - current, $26, Amazon.com, July, 2015.

Hartland Cherry Woodcut Mustang

Yesterday, I drove down to Countryside Antiques to shop for horses. While I found several things there, it was either way overpriced or something I had or did not want.

On the way home, I drove through Frankfort and discovered it had some antique shops. I only shopped at one, and was just about to leave when I spied this piece.

Hartland Cherry Woodcut Mustang, #886C, 1964-1966, $10, Peddler Antique Mall, Frankfort, Indiana, 7/2015

 I already had a super nice example of this piece in my collection, but the price was so god, I brought it home anyway. (Lynn's Model Horse Rescue at its finest!)

 The new piece is smaller than the one I already had and it's color is darker.

The right hind leg appears a little warped, causing it to sit lower and lean. But it is most definitely smaller.

I asked on the Facebook Hartland Collectors' forum if there were shrinky Hartlands like there are Breyers, and got an answer within four minutes. Cheryl Johnson sent these pictures of her shrinky.

Black Horse Ranch Meme

Heather Wells, who is in charge of dispersing the Black Horse Ranch collection, put this meme up today.

I thought it was cool, so I snagged it and am posting it here.