Bidspirit auction | A Trio of nao Porcelain

A Trio of nao Porcelain Figurines comprising Bashful Girl, Spring Joy and Storks - This collection consists of three glazed porcelain figurines manufactured by nao in Spain. The set includes two pastoral figures of young girls and a wildlife study. The first figurine, identified by incised model number 5221 and known as Bashful Girl, depicts a young girl wearing a blue-bodiced dress and a white apron, holding a large cluster of hand-modelled pink flowers. The second figurine, identified as Spring Joy (model 5222), shows a girl in a similar dress holding a pale green pitcher containing a small bouquet of pink flowers. The third item, model number 5224 titled Storks, is a naturalistic sculpture of two storks or cranes, one with wings aloft, standing among reeds on a pastel-toned base. All three pieces are finished in a characteristic high-gloss glaze with a soft pastel colour palette. Each base bears the official blue printed nao backstamp featuring a bellflower symbol and the words Handmade in Spain. Incised model numbers 5221 and 5224 are visible on the undersides. One figurine retains a paper auction label from a previous sale.