An icebreaker without actually breaking ice

ja beinahe kindlich naiven Charme entzückt

When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914

Dies spiegelt sich auch in den zarten Farben und Dekoren des dünnwandigen

10018677 Windlicht An icebreaker without actually breakingThe painter, architect and sculptor Hermann Gradl designed the BELLE EPOQUE fish service in the first year he worked for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. Presented in 1900 at the Paris World Exhibition and awarded a "Grand Prix", it is one of the most successful examples of Art Nouveau in Munich, to which its name refers. The fish platter, saucire and potato bowl as well as the 16 plates later expanded to a service for 18 people all feature