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A soft, sunlit hush seems to settle over this scene of friends gathered for tea beneath a flowering arbor. The three ladies—each posed with gentle, natural gestures—create a quiet conversation: one seated with a cup poised, another listening with a relaxed hand on her skirt, and a third standing to pour. The porcelain’s glossy finish highlights delicate modeling in faces and fabrics, while hand-painted floral details and tiny applied blossoms lend a remarkably tactile charm to the bower above them. Pastel dresses and pale blues and pinks give the composition a graceful, nostalgic air, and the trellised backdrop frames the figures with an intimate, sheltered feeling. It’s a piece that delights in small details and polite company, offering a moment of refined calm and genteel companionship that feels both timeless and tender.
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About Tea in The Garden
Tea in The Garden. Sculptor José Puche. Porcelain Type Gloss. Limited Edition 2000 pcs Base Included.
Tea in The Garden. Limited edition sculpture of women drinking tea, decorated with handmade gloss finish porcelain flowers. Lladró figurines often reference a timeless romanticism, an undefined but still extremely familiar world in space and time. Here, we find all that is good, noble and beautiful in life. Such is the case with ´The Tea´, which presents us with a peaceful, evocative scene. The key to the realism and beauty of this work is its mise-en-scene, in which the delicate figures of the protagonists and precise decoration of their surroundings take on significance. This High Porcelain limited edition captures the refinement of an entire era, in a bucolic scene reflecting the leisurely cadence of a unique moment. Special mention should be given to the roughly 300 flowers, some of which form a complex bower and which posed a technical challenge to Lladró experts, particularly in firing. The fans and dresses of the three ladies are enhanced with embroidery and hand-painted prints and lace. More than 70 colours have been used for decoration of a piece full of the minute details which turn the entire piece into a masterpiece.
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Lladro is renowned for its exquisite porcelain figurines, blending fine porcelain art with delicate craftsmanship to create timeless collectible sculptures. Each Lladro piece is handmade, offering a unique work of art that captures the elegance and emotion of figurative sculpture. The brand's contemporary sculpture combines traditional porcelain artistry with modern design, creating a wide array of decorative art that appeals to collectors and art enthusiasts alike. Known for its luxury collectibles, Lladro continues to innovate, bringing a sense of grace and beauty to homes with its delicate figurines. From cultural craftsmanship to modern porcelain sculptures, Lladro's figurine collection offers stunning pieces that add sophistication and artistic flair to any setting.
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Lladro was founded in 1953 when Juan, Jose, and Vicente, three brothers born of local farmers and endowed with great artistic talent, formed a small family company in the Valencian village of Almacera, Spain. Since then, Lladro has undergone an amazing metamorphosis from an artisan workshop to a huge firm of international scope enjoying continual growth. The company management has remained in the hands of the Lladro family, the owners of the firm, since its inception.
The creative team started out by adapting styles from past eras, but it was not long before certain characteristics appeared that would soon shape what was to become the unique Lladro style.
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