A LLADRÓ POLYCHROME ENAMELED PORCELAIN FIGURAL GROUP, "Romance," SIGNED, ISSUED 1972, sculpted by Antonio Ruiz (Spanish 20th Century), model no. 4831, retired 1981, the large sculpture in the traditional high gloss pastel color palette and molded in the form of a reclining young troubadour playing his lute while resting his head on the shoulder of his beloved, a ballerina standing beside him with her left arm over his shoulder, reversing to an underside with blue "LLADRÓ" above "HAND MADE IN SPAIN," and incised "1 1/d/26." Height: 17" Width: 11 1/4" Depth: 10 3/4" Provenance: Estate of the Late James K. Schooler, Esq.

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