10013757 Bavaria With the hippopotamus Mathilda

With the hippopotamus Mathilda

Intricate and delicate

a series of magnificent majolica birds designed by the artist for the 1910 World Exhibition in Brussels

Der überquellende Ideenreichtum und die Schönheit jener Epoche scheinen in diesem Porzellanservice eingefangen zu sein

The simplicity of the structure of the timelessly modern shape is emphasized by minimal painting

10013757 Bavaria With the hippopotamus MathildaThe most pioneering design by the Bohemian sculptor Dominikus Auliczek is the PERL service in Louis Seize style, which owes its name to a string of pearls surrounding each individual piece. For the first time in European porcelain history, Auliczek based a service on a 12 sided dodecagon instead of the customary circular shape. Various service items, such as cups and tureens, were also decorated with three dimensional acanthus leaves a typical motif