the rabbit stands for gentleness

In der Geschichte Nymphenburgs spielt das majestätische Wappentier im doppelten Sinn eine Rolle: Zum einen ist es eine Reminiszenz an die bayerische Kultur und den Standort der Manufaktur

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

The light refracts in the fine grooved relief of the surface and makes the shards appear almost transparent in the play of light and shadow

10019772 Mühling the rabbit stands for gentlenessThe 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