Löwe Pranke links Hermann Gradl Fortis Watches and others
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Fortis Watches and others
The three-dimensional still life with the title “Voyage” addresses the transience of everything earthly
the internationally renowned photographer translated a portrait of the British model into three dimensions in biscuit porcelain for the first time
Luise Terletzki-Scherf designed the original form of this seven centimetre tall porcelain figure in 1931
In these collections
Löwe Pranke links Hermann Gradl Fortis Watches and othersAll lions are the same? Nothing of the sort. Twenty different variants of what is probably the most famous symbol of Bavaria can be found in the current collection of the manufactory alone. The majestic heraldic animal plays a role in the history of Nymphenburg in two ways: On the one hand, it is brings to mind Bavarian culture and the location of the manufacture, on the other hand, the lion also a symbol of the Wittelsbach house and its rule.