Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Ruth Gurvich There is hardly any material

There is hardly any material better suited to reproducing animal skin than ceramic

excites and decorates with fascinating beauty

Presented in 1900 at the Paris World Exhibition and awarded a "Grand Prix"

Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg owes one of its most important services of the 20th century to the architect and designer Wolfgang von Wersin

Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Ruth Gurvich There is hardly any materialThis elephant named Edward, only 24 cm high, has his trunk raised to the sky. A design by August Ghring from 1936 is one of the manufactory's most successful models. Since 2002 it has been produced not only in underglaze painted but also in bisque porcelain; the matt white surface accentuates the detailed figure particularly well.