the lion also a symbol of the Wittelsbach house and its rule

When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914

This delicately curved spoon by US designer Ted Muehling shows that a spoon can look completely different

von Wersin chose a simple basic shape with protruding bowls and semicircular

10001877 Vasen the lion also a symbolThe 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.