Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Ruth Gurvich fine filaments and delicate stems

fine filaments and delicate stems creates every flower

it is brings to mind Bavarian culture and the location of the manufacture

There is hardly any material better suited to reproducing animal skin than ceramic

Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg owes one of its most important services of the 20th century to the architect and designer Wolfgang von Wersin

eine sehr besondere und bis heute beliebte Tierfigur für die Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Ruth Gurvich fine filaments and delicate stemsThis elephant named Edward, only 24 cm high, has his trunk raised to the sky. A design by August Ghring from 1936 is one of the manufactory's most successful models. Since 2002 it has been produced not only in underglaze painted but also in bisque porcelain; the matt white surface accentuates the detailed figure particularly well.