Elefant Rüssel eingerollt Löffel Doch erst im feinen Scherben

Doch erst im feinen Scherben des hausgemachten Nymphenburg Porzellans entwickeln die von ihr entworfenen Plastiken die höchste bildhauerische Qualität

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

For the first time in European porcelain history

With his HAUTE COUTURE tea set

An outstanding artistic personality for Nymphenburg in the 20th century was the sculptor Josef Wackerle

Elefant Rüssel eingerollt Löffel Doch erst im feinen ScherbenThe animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg alone comprises 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.