Pair of fans "Iris and cherry blossoms". Lladró

Pair of fans "Iris and cherry blossoms". LLADRÓ.
Polychrome and glazed porcelain.
Numbered.
Issues 143/2000 and 272/2000
One of them enclosed certificate.
With manufacture stamps on the back.
Wooden bases.
One of the wooden bases is unstable.
Measurements: 28 x 21 x 4 cm (each fan); 34 x 21 x 14 cm (with base).

Pair of sculptures by Lladró representing two Japanese-inspired fans, emulating lace and tissue paper decorated with birds, cherry blossoms and bouquets of sensual iris.

The ceramic and porcelain firm Lladró was founded in 1953 by brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró, who created their first pieces with an experimental vocation, in a Moorish oven built in their own home in Almàssera, Valencia. In this way they gave vent to their artistic restlessness while working in a tile and tableware factory. In 1958 the three brothers decided to dedicate themselves exclusively to their own production, and moved their small business to the neighboring town of Tabernes Blanques. By this time, the demand for Lladró creations reached unexpected dimensions. The brothers introduced innovations not only in the design and style of the figures, but also in the firing techniques, managing to reduce firing from three stages to one. Single firing is a pioneering method that makes it possible to obtain the crystalline finish and pastel shades characteristic of Lladró pieces. A growing number of sculptors, chemists and decorators multiplied the work of the founders, and by the end of the fifties the first Lladró store was opened in Valencia. In the following decade, the company's exporting vocation began to take on importance, and the firm entered the Canadian and American markets.