Yuletide Challenge - Next Year's Grail?

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Next year's grail? The same as it has been for years. These very rare circus horses, none of which do I really expect to ever find and acquire.

The Melbaware Circus Horses. (I suspect the palomino on the left is the same piece as the one on the right only with faded coloring. Note how its feathers are faded, too.)  Big and chunky and beautiful. If only. Sigh. (Photo from Google Images.)

The Boehm Malvern Circus Horses. No doubt far higher than I'd pay. If I ever found them. (Photo from Google Images.)

The Royal Worcester set that was sculpted by Doris Lindner around 1936.  Out of all of my grails, these are the grailiest. I would expect them to go for thousands of dollars. (Photo from Museum of Royal Worcester.)

The Cybis Equestrienne Extraordinaire. I saw this once on... eBay, I think and its cost was sky high. (Cybis Archives)

and the Cybis Circus Horse Trio "Showtime" - this is the only known photo of the piece and it is believed that only a few pieces were ever produced. Enlarging the photo only makes it even blurrier. (Cybis Archives)

Sometime I'd really like to have the full size china Striking Arabian Circus Horse by Donna Chaney. (Photo from Google Images and attributed to Animal Artistry.) I have seen several of these in person, but never had the opportunity to buy one.

One time I did find a grail and snap it up. And the seller had a second one that I had never seen before and bought that one just as quickly.

The white Metlox Poppytrail Circus Horse

and the palomino Metlox Poppytrail Circus Horse. 

I'd seen pictures of the white piece but had never had any luck finding it. Then, one day I spied one on eBay. As I looked at it, I discovered that the seller had another one in palomino. I'd only recently learned that that color really existed (I'd heard unconfirmed rumors) - to find both at the same time was an exhilarating windfall!

Just as I doubt that I will ever find my other grails, I had doubted that I ever would find these two. These two remind me that it's always possible. You just never know!

That concludes the 2025 Yuletide Challenge. It was so much fun and I am glad I could participate. Thank you, Kirsten and Sarah Wellman!