It was integral in securing a place of honour in the history of European art for the South German Rococo beyond the Bavarian borders

In der Geschichte Nymphenburgs spielt das majestätische Wappentier im doppelten Sinn eine Rolle: Zum einen ist es eine Reminiszenz an die bayerische Kultur und den Standort der Manufaktur

The overflowing wealth of ideas and the beauty of that era seem to be captured in this porcelain service

each piece in the collection is an artist's original that was created during Ruth Gurvich's numerous stays at the manufactory's studios

but developed with absolute perfection

10000789 Bayrischer Löwe It was integral in securingThe international career of the Nymphenburg animal figures was initiated at the beginning of the 20th century. Artists such as Theodor Krner, Josef Wackerle, August Ghring and Luise Terletzki Scherf shaped the unmistakable style of the manufactory the first giving their figures a lifelike representation while Scherf created animals with an idiosyncratic character and unique colours. Today the Nymphenburg range includes over 700 animal figurines. To be