| Lladro Figurines are one of the most sought after | | | | results in the crystalline finish and the pastel quality |
| porcelain pieces in the world because of their | | | | that is a signature of Lladro Figurines. |
| highly intrinsic and detailed designs. If there are | | | | To give you a sneak preview of how Lladro |
| individuals who are fond of collecting classic cars, | | | | Figurines come to life, each piece is actually a |
| postage stamps or rare paintings, there are also | | | | result of a very taxing artistic process. Sculptors |
| some who collect and pay handsomely for these | | | | are driven by their own inspiration but also |
| Lladro Figurines, which may be considered as the | | | | conduct a painstaking task of research if the need |
| Rolls Royce or the Picasso of fine porcelain | | | | arises. This is usually done for pieces or collections |
| decors. | | | | that convey other cultures. But simply put each |
| Lladro Figurines emanated way back in 1953, | | | | creation starts off with an artistic inspiration. The |
| when Juan, Jose and Vicente Lladro made their | | | | sculptor then creates the first sketch of the new |
| first pieces in a Moorish furnace in their home in | | | | figure in clay, which is scrutinized and endorsed by |
| Almàssera (Valencia) in Spain. With this they | | | | the so called Creativity Committee, composed of |
| managed to fuse their artistic values with their | | | | numerous members, one of whom comes from |
| work in a tile and crockery factory. For some | | | | the Lladro family. After which, the sketch, in clay, |
| reason, their creations had attracted a number of | | | | is reproduced in plaster to provide the first mold, |
| followers because of their unique character and | | | | which will then become the final mold for the |
| brilliance. By 1955, the trio began working on | | | | porcelain figurine. |
| sculptures that were clearly influenced by 18th | | | | To date, there are already a number of |
| century settings. These pieces were likened to | | | | collections of Lladro Figurines in the company's |
| the 'works of art' of past porcelain masters. | | | | historic catalogue, namely the Limited Editions, the |
| Lladro Figurines began to really take center stage | | | | High Porcelain, the Privilege Gold, the Lladro |
| when Juan, Jose and Vicente decided to devote | | | | Collector's Society and the Lladro Privilege. |
| themselves solely to their creations in 1958 and | | | | With all the mass production that has been going |
| transfer their workshop to a bigger warehouse in | | | | on, the company has even decided to imprint a |
| the town of Tavernes Blanques. Their old | | | | one of a kind logo on all their figurines. Beside |
| workplace was simply too small for their rapidly | | | | "Porcelanas Lladró", sculptors affix a Greek |
| expanding business and the demand was growing | | | | master piece, the Victory of Samotracia, |
| profusely. The brothers introduced improvements | | | | therefore associating their surname to the |
| not only in the patterns and designs of the | | | | principle of classical art. This makes Lladro |
| figurines but as well as the firing methods, | | | | Figurines a thing of beauty and a true epitome of |
| changing the three-layer firing to a one-layer | | | | miniature elegance. |
| process. One-firing is a pioneering technique which | | | | |