In times of general abundance

Excellent for those who have a long-eared patron saint at home

With his HAUTE COUTURE tea set

from which they are transferred to the plates and then hand painted in detail

upwardly curved handles

10001879 Haute Couture In times of general abundanceThe 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.