Luise Terletzki-Scherf designed the six centimetre tall fish figure named Luna in such a fanciful way

With his HAUTE COUTURE tea set

the contours of the fish are printed outlines from copper plates on tissue paper

zum anderen verweist der Löwe auch auf das Haus Wittelsbach und seine Herrschaft

he was fascinated by the aura of elephants

10000584 Löwe Luise Terletzki-Scherf designed the sixThe international career of the Nymphenburg animal figures was initiated at the beginning of the 20th century. Artists such as Theodor Krner, Josef Wackerle, August Ghring and Luise Terletzki Scherf shaped the unmistakable style of the manufactory the first giving their figures a lifelike representation while Scherf created animals with an idiosyncratic character and unique colours. Today the Nymphenburg range includes over 700 animal figurines. To be