Nymphenburg Adonis Tea Service consign Sphinx represents cutlery of almost

Sphinx represents cutlery of almost breath-taking

Intended to satisfy all tastes and habits

In the early 1930s

surrounded by a fine gold lace edging

the service is adorned with rocaille reliefs

Nymphenburg Adonis Tea Service consign Sphinx represents cutlery of almostThe Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg owes one of its most important 20th century services to the architect and designer Wolfgang von Wersin. He designed the Adonis shape for Nymphenburg in the New Objectivity style and it is still one of the manufactorys most beautiful shapes today. The surface refracts the light in fine relief grooves and makes the porcelain seem almost transparent in the interplay of shadow. The minimal painted decoration emphasizes