posted on September 18, 2000 08:06:02 PM
I bought a piece of fake Roseville about 6 months ago, thinking that it was the real thing. So now everytime I find a piece that has a famous maker's mark, I always wonder if I'm getting a 'knock-off.' Today I found a Lladro figurine. Does anyone know if these are being copied ? Are all these figurines supposed to have a 4 digit # on the bottom? This one is marked Lladro but doesn't have a #, although there are some tiny markings I can't read, but they don't look like numbers.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:11:27 PM
I don't know the answer to the Lladro question however I think the best way to protect yourself from fakes is to look at lots of the real thing. If you've looked at the real Roseville, for example, it's very easy to spot the fakes. They just don't have the same look and I'm sure that's true of the Lladro also.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:18:14 PM
I agree, I'll never be fooled by a piece of fake Roseville again. This Lladro looks authentic to me, but I'm just curious about the # being absent. Maybe the #'s are on the box and not on the figurine itself. I was hoping someone on here would know.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:31:20 PM
Did you look at some of the Lladro auctions on eBay. You might be able to tell if they all have numbers on the bottom. Somehow I don't think they do but I'm not sure.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:38:32 PM
I did look at a few, but will go look at some more and maybe I can figure it out. The ones I looked at all give a #. I just don't know where they are getting that #.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:45:02 PM
Auction #441265971 ~ These people have a website for Lladro. Maybe you could e-mail them for some information.
posted on September 18, 2000 08:48:49 PM
No, not all Lladros have numbers. And not all Lladros say Lladro, either.
The reference guide is divided by size/subject, i.e. 4-6" girls, for example, rather than by mold #.
There are tons of Lladro wannabes, some of them cheap knockoffs, some higher-quality, and others legitimate offshoots of Lladro itself. Can you post a photo?
posted on September 18, 2000 08:56:39 PM
One way that you can usually tell a real one from a knock off, and there are many, on the real ones, the hands on the figures never touch. If they are posed against a dress, or flowers or such, there is a space between the hand and the dress... The fakes have the hands molded right against them. Hope that helps some.
posted on September 18, 2000 09:05:10 PM
It's listed in my guide (which is rather old -- 1993) as #5236, Cat and Mouse. Original issue year 1984. At the time this guide was printed, it was an open issue (currently in production).
Issue price: $55; 1993 retail: $98.
[ edited by fountainhouse on Sep 18, 2000 09:06 PM ]
