10013760 Becher The animal repertoire of the

The animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg alone comprises two dozen elephants

You can drink water from a glass but is is more enjoyable when you can place your lips on a wafer-thin cup

while the exterior remains silky and matte

only 24 cm high

designed by sculptor Theodor Kärner at the young age of 21

10013760 Becher The animal repertoire of theThe most pioneering design by the Bohemian sculptor Dominikus Auliczek is the PERL service in Louis Seize style, which owes its name to a string of pearls surrounding each individual piece. For the first time in European porcelain history, Auliczek based a service on a 12 sided dodecagon instead of the customary circular shape. Various service items, such as cups and tureens, were also decorated with three dimensional acanthus leaves a typical motif