I have collected all sorts of things over the years including stamps, art nouveau glass & ceramics and toast racks amongst other things. Once I have had them for a while and have had enjoyment from them I usually sell them on and go on to collecting something else. At the moment I am collecting ceramic figures with the ZAPHIR mark on the base. These were made by Jose Puche who was a core sculpture for Lladro before starting up on his own. These items were discontinued in the early eighties when it is believed that Lladro took over his company and destroyed a lot of the moulds although some were still being made under the NAO label until a few years ago. Some of the more common pieces are quite easy to find but some of the rarer ones I have had to buy from as far afield as New Zealand, Australia and America. If anyone has any information on ZAPHIR including pieces, catalogs, etc I would be very interested.