posted on May 16, 2006 09:11:38 AM
I know nothing about Lladro but if it's not numbered - what does that mean? It a NAO piece whatever that is. Everything looks OK but I'm not a collector.
posted on May 16, 2006 09:24:57 AM
I have a cute light gray/brown grazing donkey that I know is a genuine lladro but the numbers are so faint that they are unreadable. I can barely them and not all. I believe NAO was the much cheaper line of figurines put out by the same company which common national chain gift shops sold.
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posted on May 16, 2006 04:20:57 PM
Without a number, finding the name can sometimes be time-consuming.
I had one piece once that I tried finding using the various parts of the piece: well, pump, handle, bath, duck, ducklings, dog, girl in various combinations; the title was "Summer Time."
posted on May 16, 2006 05:50:37 PM
aren't they sort of like "created" collectibles, like those Franklin Mint things? What about them is rare or unique? I'm not criticizing...just wondering.
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posted on May 16, 2006 07:01:33 PM
Yes, they're "created" collectible, like Franklin and LaLique and many more. They're not my personal taste, but I've sold thousands of dollars worth of them, so I can't look too far down my nose at them.
There was a Tinkerbell Lladro once that I thought would sell for $100 - $200. I figured that if it cost $25-$40, I'd give it to my daughter, who would have liked it a lot, but two people got into a p@ssing contest in the auction, and it went for over $1100. Paid too. Thanks Lladro
posted on May 16, 2006 08:55:16 PM
Um, Lladro and Franklin Mint are hardly in the same category. I've never thought of Lladro as "collectibles"; certainly one can collect them, but they just not in the same league as Thimbles from Around the World, or Elvis plates or any other cheesy, overpriced, mass-markted tchotchke.
posted on May 17, 2006 04:57:01 AM
Even with the "created" collectibles there can still be very collectible subject matter. We collect representations of a particular profession. (Can you guess what that is?) We have two Lladro. Will will never buy any more unless they add another with our subject matter.
Even have a few Franklin Mint figures that "fit" our collection. I think the sad part about the "created" collectibles are the people who bought the sales pitch that they were investments and bought everything they produced.
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