Meek and with her head slightly bowed

a splendid specimen like Theodor Kärner's reclining hare Anton in white biscuit porcelain retains majestic composure

lively facial expression

to which its name also refers

10001660 Bayrischer Löwe Meek and with her headThe 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