Melissa has two wonderful lines of pears. Many of these designs come in both sizes.
The larger sized pears are are 8" x 9"
on #13 mesh. These designs can be finished as topiaries. Just imagine an antiqued garden urn that you use to display one of these pears standing up. You could change the pear according to the season.
Helen is thinking of doing two, one foe each side of the mantel.. I've included a simulation of a finished one in a garden pot.