Antique Wheel

Because these wheels are so easy to find at antique barns and are not in high demand because of their inconvenient size, I have been tossing around whether or not I should stain this with a whitewash stain and use it as a garden decoration for climbing vine flowers or if I should preserve its original wood because all parts are intact (rare) and sell it. The problem is that the market is not very large for items like this and I could end up storing it for a long, long time.