Lladro porcelain is now famous around the world and highly collectible. The creators of the figurines are the three Lladro brothers Juan, José and Vincente. The brothers Lladro, rose from a poor background to the tops in making the finest porcelain in Europe.
They were born in the tiny farming community of Almácera, near Valencia on the eastern Coast of Spain. Introduced to the arts by their mother, the young men's desire to provide a better future for themselves and their family along with their interest in pottery and art led to them building a Moorish-style kiln in the family backyard. They learned about and became intrigued by the Chinese discovery of porcelain that added a secret ingredient to clay to make it into the fine and practical porcelain that became so highly desired by European Royalty.
Inspired, the Lladro brothers set themselves a goal to produce the
finest porcelain in Europe and they succeeded in doing so. They began creating and experimenting with
formulas for the porcelain and pigments, moulds, varnishes and firing
times. Finally,
Lladro porcelain is now world famous and highly collectable. However, its creators, the three Lladro brothers Juan, José and Vincente Lladro, rose from a poor background to making the finest porcelain in Europe.
Born into the tiny farming community of Almácera, near Valencia on the East Coast of Spain, they were introduced to the arts by their mother. The young mens desire to provide a better future for themselves and their family along with their interest in pottery led to them building a Moorish-style kiln in the family backyard. They learnt and became intrigued by the Chinese discovery of porcelain that added a secret ingredient to clay to make it into the fine and practical porcelain that became highly desired by European Royalty.
Inspired, the Lladro brothers set themselves a goal to produce the finest porcelain in Europe. They began creating and experimenting with formulas for the porcelain and pigments, moulds, varnishes and firing times. They were finally content with a unique high-quality porcelain mixture that is still in use today.
To finance their dream they borrowed 2,000 pesetas from a friend in 1958 to found Lladro porcelain in the town of Tavernas Blancas. Their porcelain became desirable locally and led them to sell their crafts in market stalls while at the same time beginning to design their own porcelain figures.
In the 1960s many celebrity customers began to buy and collect the elegant figurines, and almost overnight business really took off. With this explosive growth in popularity, the factory had to be enlarged seven times, until in 1969 the start of what today is known as “Porcelain city" was planned.
"Porcelain city" has factories, kilns, offices and showrooms that cover 100,000 square feet, and today employs over 2,000 people.
Lladro porcelain is still made by hand and each piece is given individual and loving care with special attention to detail. In 1986 Lladro established a Collectors society, and their first piece was called “Little Pals.” This figure was a big success and since then a special piece has been made annually to be offered only to members of the society.
Lladro is now a household name worldwide, and if you weren't lucky enough to have bought the first collectors' piece, Little Pal for $85., it would cost around $3500.00 today – if you could find one for sale that is.
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