10013628 Adonis created a very special animal

created a very special animal figure for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg that is still popular today

Ihm verdankt die Manufaktur unter anderem eine Serie prachtvoller Majolika-Vögel

ergeben Form und Dekor eine ebenso frische wie moderne Interpretation des Mediterranen

the lion also a symbol of the Wittelsbach house and its rule

When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914

10013628 Adonis created a very special animalThe 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