10018677 Ernst Andreas Rauch fox and dog was complemented

fox and dog was complemented by a pattern from the Nymphenburg decor archive including patterns that were originally intended for a soup tureen or depicted the plumage of a guinea fowl

Inside the vessel

Ein Klassiker unter den Servicen: Die Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg verdankt dem für seinen „neu sachlichen“ Stil bekannten Architekten Wolfgang von Wersin drei ihrer bedeutendsten Entwürfe

the piece is fired and then polished by hand with agate or bloodstone tools

production deliberately takes place at a single location at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich

10018677 Ernst Andreas Rauch fox and dog was complementedThe 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