10001877 Peter Anton von Verschaffelt Clara is a classical conversation

Clara is a classical conversation piece

from which they are transferred to the plates and then worked out in detail

Its black googly eyes are framed by lids painted in 24-carat fine gold

This makes for a downright ideal template to capture in porcelain

The richness of detail in the figures is expressed through all the subtleties of the velvety matt surface

10001877 Peter Anton von Verschaffelt Clara is a classical conversationThe animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg encompasses two dozen elephants. Most of them were designed by the Thuringian sculptor August Ghring. When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914, he was fascinated by the aura of elephants, which he studied in great detail at Hellabrunn Zoo. Elephants are considered wise, strong and endowed with an extraordinary memory.