10000832 Emil Manz The 10 cm high baby

The 10 cm high baby elephant is one of the manufactory's most successful models

from which they are transferred to the plates and then worked out in detail

Muehling presents all facets of the natural shape and underlines the delicacy of the sensual porcelain material

The simplicity of the structure of the timelessly modern form is emphasized by minimal painting

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

10000832 Emil Manz The 10 cm high babyThe 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