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otherwise plagiarize my work! (Yes, it should go without saying; too bad
I've had to discover it doesn't.)
El Portal Porcelana Now Search Enabled!
Users can
now search for individual items by title name or by number. (Search result
links will open in a separate
window.) To search by model name, simply place the title in quotes - for example, "Boy, Big Hat." That
will bring you to a page displaying a link for the catalog page on which that
model appears. If you know that item's number but not its name,
simply type in 182G (with no brand prefix, but make sure you use the G for NAO
porcelain items made in the regular porcelain formula).
Troubleshooting notes:
The search by model name will not work if there is more than
one word in the title unless you place
the name in quotes.
The model number search will not work if you place a number
sign, brand name, or any other prefix before the number.
For non-Gres NAO, the number search will also
not bring you to a catalog page if you do not use the G suffix
immediately after the number. (Some items are catalog listed with a G/M suffix,
but typing just a G will bring you to those as well.)
The letter suffix
is not required
for model numbers in NAO Gres.
If you do not know the name or catalog number of your piece, simply scroll
to the thematic catalog links below to browse for your
figurine/ornament.
It seems that, every year since 2005, there has been a slight increase in the retail
price of most current isues. I have updated the prices to the best of my ability
without benefit of a numerically ordered price list,
but it's possible that I missed one or two of these updates. Note: If anyone has a
company price list that he/she would be willing to share with me, it would
help me greatly in keeping current prices and recent retirements updated. In
particular, I am in need of the retirement lists for the years 2006 and 2007.
(Formerly, I had relied upon the staff of John More of Scarborough in the United
Kingdom to supply me with these lists; unfortunately, this fine firm has gone
out of business.)
I've provided a link to the official NAO
website for all current issues.
Special thanks to collector Monica Stewart (RIP) for her stalwart and invaluable assistance
in proof-reading the NAO catalog pages and for her generosity in sharing many
pictures from her own collection! Monica died suddenly in 2005, and I miss her
greatly. I will always be grateful to her for her selfless mentoring
of this NAO cataloguing effort. Thanks also to collectors Teresa Schmitt,
Robert (Gene) Woods, Franne Stroblas, Barbara Fredrick, Colin Warwicker,
Cindy Johns, Sue Ewen, Linda Zimliki, Tamra Tamaugsburger, Cathern James,
Nick Lockie, Sharon Swift, Nigel Gayner, Tracy Maughan, Anette Schier, Jose
Luis González, Kevin Goult, and Brenton Roneberg
for their picture and information contributions to this
catalog. We're continually adding pictures to this and the
other catalogs on the site, so stay tuned, and have fun!
Items in this catalog preceded by the letter "L" were very early items in the NAO
collection and can often be found interspersed with other Lladró models in
retail catalogs from the late 1960s; these models are also the ones most likely to be
found with old, impressed "Lladró" marks as well as old, impressed "NAO"
marks.
The letters G or M after the catalog numbers stand for "glazed" or "matte"
respectively. The combination G/M indicates the item is known to have been
made in both glazed and matte. Items made in the distinctive Gres formula are indicated
with the full word "Gres" after the catalog number (with the exception of
items already consolidated on the Gres catalog pages). Readers will note some
deliberate duplication in the listings to accommodate collectors who may be
looking for an item under more than one category. I'll be adding other
thumbnail pix of retired items as I get them. "El Portal Porcelana" is a collector information web site and is not
in any way affiliated with or authorized by the corporate entities known as
Lladró or NAO.
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.