Maus Karl Nilpferdschale Its black googly eyes are

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

As a collection of different sizes they make a gorgeous decorative ensemble standing alone

The Rococo shape - designed around 1760 - was reissued in 1928 as a dinner service for seafood

Without it

When August Göhring took up his position as a model maker in Nymphenburg in 1914

Maus Karl Nilpferdschale Its black googly eyes areBeing famous is not a question of size. We have known that since at least Napoleon Bonaparte. The little mouse Karl by Wilhelm Neuhuser has had a very successful career despite only being eight centimetres tall and is a true star among the manufactory's animal figures.