Here’s one that is very special to me, a Hagen-Renaker Topper. He was given to me as a teenager by my aunt, who had purchased him when she was a teenager for her own collection during the original very short run in the 1950s. I love everything about this horse - the amazing Maureen Love sculpture of a very typey Quarter Horse, the sweet glossy palomino finishwork, the soft, pleasant expression, and even the crazing that my particular copy has had as long as I’ve known him.
Toppers are very uncommon, and of the few that I’ve seen, this one is IMHO the best individual. Not that I’m biased. :-)
I don’t have a photo, but my first large Hagen Renaker was a Man O War purchased at an estate sale. I woke up several hours before the crack of dawn to arrive at the sale four hours early. I missed out on four or five other Hagens at the same sale because I didn’t know you could put a token down to hold your place in line. I was technically there before the person who snatched up the others, but I didn’t realize the token system was a thing until she put hers down! She opted not to buy Man O War because he has a chipped ear. I’ll get him restored some day, but he’s special as is! Other people swept through the sale and grabbed the other HSOs, but I found a small clinky Citation they missed because he was hiding in the kitchen!