Totenkopf Ruth Gurvich With Lightscape

With Lightscape

This elephant named Edward

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

Denn der Blick „von oben“ auf Barfords Global Service erlaubt

which plays with mystical elements of oceanic cultures

Totenkopf Ruth Gurvich With LightscapeOne 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