Product Description

Lladro - elegant, romantic, hand crafted, fine porcelain instantly recognisable in its shades of blue, cream, gray, and brown - is hot. There are thousands of listings on Internet auction sites daily. This full-colour price and identification guide covers all aspects of this high-end collectible from identifying fakes to evaluating secondary market pricing, with more than 3,000 listings. It combines the background knowledge needed for the successful appraisal of pieces with the value guidelines needed to make informed transactions. There is a special section on marks that will help collectors estimate the age of their items and authenticate them. Clears up many of the misconceptions within the Lladro collecting field. Lovers of Lladro will love this new book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #563200 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-31
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Author
I am a Lladró collector and wrote this book for other collectors after having been personally frustrated by the dearth of in-print and readily available published information about this lovely Spanish porcelain. The book offers a handy historical timeline for the collection and its various brand names and series; complete informational captions to accompany the photographs (which are all in full color); and price and identification lists that include not only serial numbers and titles, but also brief descriptions of distinguishing features of the items listed (to help differentiate them from items of similar title or theme). Chapters are devoted to information on Lladró production and production history, special series and scultpures, care and restoration of fine porcelain, tips for detecting imitations and counterfeits, and suggestions for smart retail and second market shopping. The Appendix includes what I believe is the most comprehensive pictorial record of authentic Lladró core collection marks ever published, from old to newest. I am so pleased that this book has been made available to collectors in the UK!

About the Author
Peggy Whiteneck is a writer by profession and has been collecting Lladró for several years. (Photos of items from her own collection are included in her book.) She has written a number of articles on Lladró for various US journals on antiques and collectibles.