SERIOUS COLLECTORS- Mid 1980's NAO Lladro Short Eared Owl-Porcelain Figure Gray

This Lladró NAO figurine gray porcelain owl looks like many others that are easy to find (but this is a rare owl). Some of the easily available Lladró NAO owl are from 1974,1976, but most found on the market today are from 1979. The condition of this owl is as pristine as the day he was hand painted! The photos are of this same owl- different photo set-ups. The magic for this special owl is in the fact that his back stamp-mark is so rare that I have not found any from the mid 1980's collection with his back-stamp mark (see photos). I will explain why I believe he is from that time period. The following paragraph of information was taken from the article. "Nao by Lladro History and Maker's Marks". Regarding the fascinating history of this amazing company, the Makers Marks, and Factory Stamps.

I slightly reworded only what applies to this owl's back stamp. You can search for the article and read it. Mid-1980s Nao Factory Back-stamp Mark.

"Although very similar to the "official" 1996 Nao back-stamp, (which is black and missing the word'Daisa"), this mark appears the same (only in a light brown color) and includes the word'Dasia'. It is thought that this design was in use from the mid to late 1980s, all the way up to when it was designated as official in 1996. There is at least one year in that time frame that the date was added as shown in the article, it was 1988.

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