This is actually not so new. I copped it for my husband on a perfectly good beautiful last summer’s day spent at a rather depressing antique mall that we both feel the same way about but feel obligated to visit once in awhile. (They have a slightly distorted oldies tape that they play all day every day. Imagine! They could be playing Maria Callas or Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony (I just heard a bit of that rare amazement this a.m. on Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin but you can hear a bit here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgUmpSWB-fc).)

It currently has pride of place in our living/dining room. It is designed by La Gardo Tackett and is a cookie jar and is missing its handle, which we don’t mind at all.

and we just bought this Kay Bojesen soldier at etsy

and my husband found this on one of those basement digs we sellers get into. It’s wooden also.

and this