Jewellery News and Reviews

If you are a Lladro follower you probably know all about what is included in this article, but just in case you are new to what Lladro from Spain porcelain is, you are in for a very pleasant surprise.  When I first fell in love with the splendor of Lladro was when I lived in Scotland and took an overnight train ride down to London to see all the tourist spots like Windsor Castle, River Thames, Parliament, Tower of London, etc. Thurso, Scotland was one of our duty stations while in the US Navy.  Of course, I just had to go to Harrods’s (THE shopping center not to be missed) while we were in London.  While looking in the gifts department, I spotted the most elegant porcelain figurines that took my breath away. Holding the piece of porcelaine and looking at the fine lines in the flowers, astonishment was all I could think of that they were inanimate objects!  Right there I just had to buy my first Lladro figure and she has a very special place in my home to this day. Buying Lladro over the years has been marvelous, although most of them cannot be bought nowadays.  But I had no idea that the world of Lladro was so well followed by so many well-known people.  The biggest surprise to me is that the figurines are not the only pieces of art that Lladro is known for.  There is another side of this fantastic family that only is known by people in the know, so I am here to let you in on ‘the know’.

There is a four-season series of Teddy Bears, limited edition to only 2000, which can be found in the Lladro Magazine.  These teddy bears are plush bears with the signature Lladro flowers on their heads and tags on its paw and tiara of flowers.  This magazine is a treasure trove, all centered on art, porcelain and how the artists design such beautiful pieces.

There is Lladro Privilege and Lladro Privilege Gold Collections that are specially highlighted in the magazine. To find out about memberships to the organization are available through the Lladro magazine.  One of the articles features Angeles Lladro in her garden that shows the sculptures can be used to accent outdoors.  Another article shows a red Great Dragon that Angeles Lladro signed for the couple who bought it.

One of the newest series is the four piece series dedicated to the Hindu god of Fortune and Wisdom.  These pieces are truly a unique set of statues that you must see in the magazine.  And, if you like the game of chess, you must see the pieces and chess board that are also available from Lladro from Spain.

Did you know that there is a Lladro Museum, which houses one of Spain’s most awesome private art collections?  Pieces from the museum were recently in Vitoria, Spain on exhibit, including ground-breaking pieces developed by Lladro over the years.

One of the ways to make sure you buy an authentic Lladro, is by finding the identification mark, no other figure can replicate the flower design.  One of the newest versions of the tiny flowers and classic figure is also available for sale in the Lladro magazine.  The detail to the flowers is breathtaking, along with the cart and expression on the girl’s face. Be aware that the Lladro periodical is printed four times a year with new Lladro figurines to read about.  What a wonderful journey I have had since that day in the world of Lladro.  I would like to someday get a signed piece of Lladro porcelain art by Angeles Lladro, but I’ll just keep that in my heart as a goal I would like to achieve one day.  In the meantime, I hope you have decided to follow my link to find some Lladro from Spain pieces that you might enjoy buying and loving as I have done over the years.  They only get more precious as time goes by.