Nymphenburg White Coral Saucer

The "White Coral" series is one of Ted Muehling's most ingenious designs. Inspired by the sensuous appearance of sun-bleached coral, Muehling created these wafer-thin plates with partially pierced and irregular edges. Started by Elector Max III Joseph of the royal Bavarian Wittelsbach family on November 1, 1747, Nymphenburg is one of the only porcelain manufacturers that continues to produce each object truly by hand. The factory uses power generated by the streams running through the historic grounds of the factory and produces its own secret recipe of paste made of kaolin, feldspar, and quartz to produce exquisite and extremely pure, hard porcelain. All products are hand-painted by master painters. Nymphenburg's paint laboratory which holds original secret formulas for approximately 15,000 different colors and hues.