With the compact collection

the curved shapes find refererence in found objects of marine life: corals

the lotus blossom is a symbol of purity in East Asia

Apart from its distinctive turquoise-green coloration and the coloured striped fins

the ingenious animal sculptor carried out intensive studies of nature before he designed such perfectly modeled figures as Anton the rabbit for the manufactory's master workshops

10000833 Majolika With the compact collectionThe 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