architect and sculptor Hermann Gradl designed the BELLE EPOQUE fish service in the first year he worked for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

Today the Nymphenburg range includes over 700 animal figurines

dem die Manufaktur zahlreiche Entwürfe im bayerischen Stil verdankt

Luise Terletzki-Scherf designed the six centimetre tall fish figure named Luna in such a fanciful way

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

10000942 Bayerische Löwen architect and sculptor Hermann GradlThe 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