10001877 Peter Anton von Verschaffelt saucière and potato bowl as

saucière and potato bowl as well as the 16 plates - later expanded to a service for 18 people - all feature various naturalistic fish motifs

Since it was frowned upon at that time to use fresh flowers as decorations at the table since they might wither during the meal

Its black googly eyes are framed by lids painted in 24-carat fine gold

Clara is a classical conversation piece

from which they are transferred to the plates and then worked out in detail

10001877 Peter Anton von Verschaffelt saucière and potato bowl asThe 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.