The international career of the Nymphenburg animal figures began at the beginning of the 20th century

Perceived as unwanted details

Thanks to the in-house porcelain recipe and the expertise of our master craftsmen

The manufactory's extensive repertoire of figures also includes other supposedly inconspicuous

The light refracts in the fine grooved relief of the surface and makes the shards appear almost transparent in the play of light and shadow

10001774 Hasen The international career of theThe female elephant Djamila by August Ghring in naturalistic painting. The texture shows traces of an eventful elephant life. This makes for a downright ideal template to capture in porcelain. There is hardly any material better suited to reproducing animal skin than ceramic. Every wrinkle, every shade, every beauty mark, every fine hair of this majestic creature can be depicted with underglaze technique. The finished result is only revealed after the