Totenkopf Ruth Gurvich This elephant named Edward

This elephant named Edward

which plays with mystical elements of oceanic cultures

deer and other animals in poetic watercolours where they are on the hunt rather than being hunted

as a free-standing figure it places high demands on the modellers and shapers of the manufactory

Totenkopf Ruth Gurvich This elephant named EdwardOne of the most extraordinary and popular items from the manufactory is a "Memento Mori". When Ignaz Gnther designed his majestic crucifix in 1756, a skull was found at the foot with cross bones. With its distinctive eye sockets and the stylized shape of the jaw, the four centimetre small skull became an important artefact. Four individual cast parts are required to form this miniature in the master workshop, even the jaw has its own mould. In the