Super cute piece, but unfortunately the durability of Design Toscana's (DT's) outdoor statues has diminished over the years. This was bought to replace my other Desmond, which was bought a few years ago, and whose paint is now peeling off in multiple areas. I hope to use a sealer to help protect him this time. I have ordered from DT for MANY years and have many pieces for both inside and out, but I have noticed the quality of outdoor pieces over recent years has diminished and I hope that this is not a trend that continues, but rather is corrected because DT does have awesome looking pieces.