Teller tief | Perl | Symphonie Blau | 25 cm Schneckenschale The animal repertoire of the

The animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg alone comprises two dozen elephants

Carsten Höllers künstlerische Arbeiten basieren auf wissenschaftlichen Verfahren

The little mouse Karl by Wilhelm Neuhäuser has had a successful career despite only being eight centimetres tall - and is a central star among the manufactory's animal figures

The international career of the Nymphenburg animal figures was initiated at the beginning of the 20th century

he was fascinated by the aura of elephants

Teller tief | Perl | Symphonie Blau | 25 cm Schneckenschale The animal repertoire of theThe most pioneering design by the Bohemian sculptor Dominikus Auliczek is the PERL service in Louis Seize style, which owes its name to a string of pearls surrounding each individual piece. For the first time in European porcelain history, Auliczek based a service on a 12 sided dodecagon instead of the customary circular shape. Various service items, such as cups and tureens, were also decorated with three dimensional acanthus leaves a typical motif