Large grouping of Lladro and Nao porcelain ducks & geese. A total of 10 duck figurines. Preening Duck - 10cm x 8.5cm x 6cm Turning Duck - Standing 13cm x 11cm Pensive Duck - Standing 15cm x 13cm Optimistic Duck - Standing 16cm x 10cm Looking Back Duck - Standing 8cm x 10cm Swooning Duck - Standing 11cm x 14cm Forward Looking Duck - Standing 8cm x 1cm All In excellent condition - No chips, ,marks etc At an unhurried pace and with the same loving care and attention as once lavished by alchemists of old, Lladró porcelain is still handcrafted in Spain, at the company’s only factory in the world, located in Valencia. From chemistry to modeling, as well as carving, etching, painting… a team of expert artists and designers keeps alive the ancient crafts and methods of turning porcelain into dreams. Unique craft processes that are applied in the most figurative Lladró as well as in lighting products, home accessories and jewelry. The so-called "white gold" in the Chinese Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) is made up of minerals such as kaolin, quartz and feldspar, with which Lladró creates up to 32 different types of porcelain of the highest quality for its varied range of products. The birth of a Lladró porcelain begins with the original idea of its author. With his hands and traditional tools, the sculptor gives shape, in clay or plasticine, to an sketch based on his own inspiration and a painstaking process of documentation that, in the case of human figures, it often requires live modeling. Once the sketch has been modelled, the exciting artistic development of the original model begins. The technical team must visualize and define the fragments in which each piece will be broken down in order to reproduce it later. There are creations so complex that they need to be divided into more than 400 fragments. This initial fragmentation enables the first reproduction of the different parts in alabaster, a highly resistant material on which sculptors and ornamentalists, with craft techniques of carving and engraving, etch to the smallest detail the faces of figures, architectural elements, vegetation or clothing. These fragments will form the basis for the die set to create the matrix molds, that are used to obtain the definitive molds. This carefully executed artistic process, from the birth of the idea until the model is ready to be reproduced in porcelain, can take up to five years for the most complex creations in the High Porcelain collection. This complex and laborious process is the only one capable of guaranteeing the degree of excellence that has won Lladró worldwide recognition. The search for perfection also extends to quality control, where the finished sculpture undergoes various tests that certify that it fulfils the high standards demanded by the brand. Excellence is also applied in the packaging, customized to the individual features of each piece in order to ensure that it reaches its final destination safely and in perfect conditions.