Fischplatte | Belle Epoque Mühling it still stands for the

it still stands for the down-to-earth Bavarian way of life today

So gleicht er der Poesie seiner natürlichen Vorbilder nach denen er geformt wurde

The first by giving their figures a lifelike representation while Scherf created animals with an idiosyncratic character and unique colours

the ingenious animal sculptor carried out intensive studies of nature before he designed such perfectly modeled figures as Anton the rabbit for the manufactory's master workshops

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

Fischplatte | Belle Epoque Mühling it still stands for theThe painter, architect and sculptor Hermann Gradl designed the BELLE EPOQUE fish service in the first year he worked for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. Presented in 1900 at the Paris World Exhibition and awarded a "Grand Prix", it is one of the most successful examples of Art Nouveau in Munich, to which its name refers. The fish platter, saucire and potato bowl as well as the 16 plates later expanded to a service for 18 people all feature