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

folds and tension

The texture shows traces of an eventful elephant life

Artists such as Theodor Kärner

the ingenious animal sculptor carried out intensive studies of nature before he designed such perfectly modeled figures as Anton the King Bunny for the manufactory's master workshops

10012043 Bayrischer Löwe a splendid specimen like TheodorAs unique as their natural counterparts and without the use of moulds, these miniatures grow in the hands of the artisans. Careful shaping and joining of innumerable individual petals, fine filaments and delicate stems creates every flower. The firing determines how the petals fall, giving each flower its very own individual character. Large or small, hand painted or in pure white porcelain no two are alike.