Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

factory, Munich, Germany

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Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg is a German hard-paste porcelain factory that has been operating in Bavaria since the mid-18th century. Founded in 1747 by Maximilian III Joseph, elector of Bavaria, the factory initially operated in Neudeck before moving to its current location in Nymphenburg, near Munich, in 1761.

While Nymphenburg produced tableware and vases, its greatest fame comes from its figures, particularly those in the Rococo style created by Franz Anton Bustelli between 1754 and 1763. Bustelli is renowned for his expressive figures, often depicting characters from the commedia dell'arte, characterized by elegant forms and theatrical gestures. The factory's mark, adopted in 1754, is the Bavarian shield of arms.1

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…Nymphenburg, at Munich, now the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. At the beginning of the 20th century, it began to use a wider range of underglaze colours with the aid of colour chemists from Sèvres and, about the same time, reissued some of the old figures and services of Bustelli and Auliczek…
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…Nymphenburg, at Munich, now the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. At the beginning of the 20th century, it began to use a wider range of underglaze colours with the aid of colour chemists from Sèvres and, about the same time, reissued some of the old figures and services of Bustelli and Auliczek…
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