Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Bird Josef Wackerle

Josef Wackerle

The detailed structure of the biscuit surface gives the piece additional temperament

such as cups and tureens

to whom the manufactory owes numerous designs in the Bavarian style

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.