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Golden Memories Catalog

-© Peggy Whiteneck

Note of Appreciation: Collector Lynn Wolfenden has done us all a special service by providing me with copies of original retail catalogs and price lists. Thanks to her, I've been able to complete the first year GM catalog for this site and to add the original retail prices that were missing from many of the listings. Thanks so much, Lynn! Thanks also to Jorge Gonzalez, Jane Dejno, and "Heather T." for providing photos for the catalog of items in their own collection. All photo contributions for items without pictures are gratefully received!

In the catalog listings, I give the last retail price only on GM items, whenever it is known. Lladró collectors are interested in GM today primarily for its curiosity value, so I would not venture to ascribe monetary appreciation to GM models nor to speculate whether they would even retain their last retail value. The best of them are the first year figurines, which I have seen offered occasionally on the non-internet secondary market at prices in the $45-$50 range. As such, they are a good value alternative to the more expensive NAO models made from the same moulds. Some collectors (including me!) have a special affection for the translucent matte porcelain formula and the unusually vivid pastels of these first year figurines. I pick them up whenever I can acquire them without paying "Lladró prices" for them.

A final curiosity is worth noting in the catalog listings: there are no categories for adult figurines. Golden Memories, it seems, was all about childhood.

Please Note: This is an information web site ONLY. While I very much welcome email contacts from serious collectors or just those wanting more information on Spanish porcelain, please do not contact me asking for sales or acquisition assistance, as those areas are not my bailiwick.

No portion of this catalog may be reproduced or distributed in any print or electronic venue or for other public consumption without the express permission of Peggy Whiteneck.

Coming Soon from Old Line Publishing!

Posted 2/28/10

I'm so pleased to be able to announce, at last, that my latest book, The Lladró Brand Book, is forthcoming this spring from Old Line Publishing in Hampstead, Maryland, USA! The manuscript is well underway, but I would love it if collectors could send me a CD with photos of the individual items in their collections. The book will cover all the Lladró brands: regular collection, NAO, Zaphir, Rosal, Hispania (animal and bird figurines), and Golden Memories. The book will focus exclusively on retired figurine models in these brands. The photos need to be in a large format and at least 300dpi in resolution. Those contributing photos will be mentioned on the Acknowledgments page of the book as well as in individual photo credits. If you can help, please email me. I'd love to include your collection in my book!

For advance sales information and/or to reserve your copy, please contact my publisher directly by clicking on the link for Old Line Publishing!