With its distinctive eye sockets and the stylized shape of the jaw

An outstanding artistic personality for Nymphenburg in the 20th century was the sculptor Josef Wackerle

Both Hella Jongerius' tableware Nymphenburger Skizzen and her animal bowl series reflect an elaborate examination of the artistic history of Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

Its elegant shape is equally visible in white bisque porcelain as it is painted in underglaze

but is part of good manners at the table

10015425 Belle Epoque With its distinctive eye socketsMARE NOSTRUM is one of the liveliest examples of the renaissance of a historical pattern through new decoration. The Rococo shape designed around 1760 was reissued in 1928 as a dinner service for seafood. Painted in bright red tones with naturalistic depictions of lobster and shells, complemented by a perfectly modelled lobster as a handle for the terrine lid, the shape and decor result in a fresh and modern interpretation of the Mediterranean theme.