Thursday, January 04, 2024

Lladro 01009165 KING MELCHIOR, GASPAR AND BALTHASAR SET

 

















Height (in): 17.323
Width (in): 41.339
Length (in): 7.874
Weight 37.04 lb
Finished Gloss and metallic luster
Sculptor Fulgencio García
Limited Series of 270 units

"Limited edition sculpture of the Three Kings; Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar in gloss finish porcelain, with their capes in bright colours and a golden base."

The three wise men which were first depicted by the brand in 1969 featured in High Porcelain, Lladros maximum artistic category, with an attractive decoration. The Lladró brothers Juan, José and Vicente presented the original pieces as a gift to Pope Paul VI when they visited the Vatican in 1969. Soon afterwards, man stepped on the moon for the first time and the Pope in turn gave a king to each one of the three astronauts from Apollo 11 and spoke to them about the mission in which another three men were guided by a star to take a message to the entire Humanity.



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