Known as the "City of Porcelain", Almaserra, Spain is the home of the famous Lladro from Spain figurines.  In 1953, the Lladro brothers began creating porcelain jugs and vases in their home town.  Word of their porcelain creations started to spread and they soon ventured into molded porcelain figurines. 

The Lladro from Spain company employees over 2000 people and the Lladro figurines are sold in more than 4000 retail outlets  and fine boutiques throughout the world. In recent years Lladro figurines have become increasing popular and more readily available via collectors and secondary markets. On the Internet, you can browse the online Lladro catalogue via the corporate Lladro website or visit hundreds of resellers online stock.

The Lladro company offers top-notch customer service to their collectors. A quick email to the Lladro corporate office can help a collector track down a coveted retired Lladro piece or offer a recommendation on where to get a damaged Lladro figurine repaired.

When purchasing a Lladro  from Spain figurine, you are purchasing a highly collectible one of a kind item that is sure to increase over time. In order to verify that you have a legitimate Lladro figurine, it is important to become aware of how the Lladro company marks their masterpieces. Each authentic Lladro figurine will have the company logo on the base, this logo is a blue bell-flower and will be prominently displayed on the bottom of each authentic Lladro figurine. Their may be other marks on the bottom of the figurine as well but according to the Lladro company, they are not of any significance.

The Lladro company offers many different lines of their collectible porcelain figurines.  Some of the collectible lines include figurines that are made in a limited production or a numbered series.  In a limited production series or a numbered series, the number of pieces manufactured is set and will not be exceeded.  Each piece that is produced in that mold will be numbered with the lower numbers tending to be more valuable than the higher numbers. Each Lladro collectible will also come with a certificate of authenticity.

The Lladro from Spain company also offers different levels of membership for their collectors. Each level of membership entitles the collector to custom levels of service from the Lladro company ranging from insurance against breakage to advanced access to limited edition figurines. Most collectors would agree that the Lladro company offers top notch customer service to it's privileged members.