Platte | Perl Dominikus Auliczek This elephant named Edward

This elephant named Edward

Auliczek based a service on a 12-sided dodecagon - instead of the customary circular shape

As a collection of different sizes they make a gorgeous decorative ensemble standing alone

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

The fish platter

Platte | Perl Dominikus Auliczek This elephant named EdwardThe 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