Lladro is a Spanish company based in Tavernes Blanques, Valencia, that produces high quality porcelain figurines. Lladro company was founded in 1953 by three brothers, Juan, José and Vicente Lladro, in the village of Almácera near Valencia. Starting with items such as vases and jugs, it wasn’t until 1956 that they started producing the sculptures for which they are now most famous. Enthusiasm for the items produced by the Lladro brothers saw their small workshop expand several times until eventually they moved to Tavernes Blanques in 1958.