Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Bird Josef Wackerle

Josef Wackerle

the lotus blossom is a symbol of purity in East Asia

For the first time in European porcelain history

it is one of the most successful examples of Art Nouveau in Munich

such as cups and tureens

Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Bird Josef WackerleThe animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg encompasses two dozen elephants. Most of them were designed by the Thuringian sculptor August Ghring. When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914, he was fascinated by the aura of elephants, which he studied in great detail at Hellabrunn Zoo. Elephants are considered wise, strong and endowed with an extraordinary memory.