Lladr 7641 "Perfect Performance"

LLADR PORCELAIN BALLERINA - "EL PRIMER BALLET" / "PERFECT PERFORMANCE", No. 07641, 1995 EVENT FIGURINE, WITH ORIGINAL BOX The fifth Lladr piece from this estate and the standout of the group. A young ballerina in a white tutu stands beside a small stool, head bowed, hands clasped at her chest around a tiny yellow rosebud, one foot forward in a pointe shoe, her gray practice wrap draped over the stool behind her. The tutu is modeled in crisp ruffled tiers, the oval base is finished with a molded parquet or tile pattern, and the whole piece is done in the soft cream, blush, gray, and white Lladr palette. The underside carries the blue printed LLADR backstamp with HAND MADE IN SPAIN and the DAISA copyright line, the impressed model number 7641, and the black circular stamp reading LLADR 1995 EVENT FIGURINE. It comes with its original gray Lladr box from Valencia, Espaa, with the printed end label reading 07641, EL PRIMER BALLET, PERFECT PERFORMANCE, and barcode 7 37859 07641 1, with the original foam packing. Stands approximately 10 inches tall. Sold as one figurine with its original box. Description Lladr hand-painted glazed porcelain figurine of a standing young ballerina in a white tutu with a fitted bodice and multi-tiered ruffled skirt, the ruffle edges finely modeled and slightly translucent. Head bowed and turned down, hair pulled into a neat ballerina bun, hands clasped together at the chest holding a small yellow and pink rosebud. Bare arms and shoulders, legs modeled in fine detail with pale pink pointe shoes with ribbon ties, one foot forward. A small turned-leg stool stands behind her with a gray-lavender practice wrap or shawl draped over it and falling to the base. Shallow oval base glazed pale gray-green with a molded honeycomb or parquet floor pattern and a decorative molded border band. The underside is marked with the blue printed Lladr bell-flower logo and LLADR, with the smaller lines reading HAND MADE IN SPAIN and a DAISA copyright, the impressed model number 7641, a black circular ink stamp reading LLADR 1995 EVENT FIGURINE, and additional faint impressed factory marks that are only partly legible in the photograph. Original box included, a gray Lladr carton printed with the bell-flower LLADR logo and VALENCIA - ESPAA, with a printed end label showing a photograph of the figure and reading B, 07641, EL PRIMER BALLET, PERFECT PERFORMANCE, with barcode 7 37859 07641 1, and with the original white foam end blocks present. Stands approximately 10 inches tall per the tape-measure photograph, in which the tape is stood on the carpet beside the figure rather than fixed to it, so the height is a close estimate. Bidders should verify all dimensions from the photographs. Attribution note Lladr is the Spanish porcelain house founded by the brothers Juan, Jos, and Vicente Lladr near Valencia in the 1950s. DAISA is the group entity holding the design copyrights, and the DAISA line in the backstamp is a design copyright date rather than necessarily the year this individual piece was made. The black circular 1995 EVENT FIGURINE stamp indicates a piece associated with Lladr's dealer and collector event program for that year, a category collectors track separately from the general line. The Spanish title El primer ballet translates as the first ballet, and the box gives the English title as Perfect Performance. The model number 07641 is taken directly from both the impressed base mark and the printed box label, and the consignor's own research identifies this piece as Lladr 7641, Perfect Performance, which matches the marks and the box. No representation is made as to secondary-market value, edition size, retirement date, sculptor, or whether this is a first-quality or second-quality factory piece, and bidders who care about those points should research the model number themselves before bidding. All identification here is read from the marks and box printing visible in these photographs and is offered as the consignor's photo-based opinion and is not guaranteed. Bid on the item as pictured. Condition Used display porcelain in excellent condition for age, sold as-is, and the cleanest of the Lladr pieces in this sale. The figure appears complete in the photographs, standing straight and stable on its base, with the tutu ruffles, both clasped hands, the rosebud, the bun, the pointe shoes, the stool legs, and the draped wrap all present and no obvious breaks, chips, cracks, or visible restoration at the resolution shown. The glaze is bright and clean. The tutu ruffle edges, the thin turned stool legs, the fingers, and the small rosebud are the fragile points on a piece of this design and were not examined under magnification or strong light, so hairlines, tiny flake losses, or old repairs at those points cannot be ruled out from photographs. The underside shows only light handling soil, with the factory recess, the impressed number, and both stamps clearly legible. No black light was used, so n