Nymphenburg porcelain, produced in Bavaria from around the middle of the 18th century until the present day. The first factory was established in 1747 at the castle of Neudeck, outside Munich, by Maximilian III Joseph, elector of Bavaria. The wares produced here are sometimes called “Neudeck – Nymphenburg.” In 1761 the factory was moved to Nymphenburg, on the outskirts of Munich, where it still operates.

The fame of Nymphenburg rests on its figures, particularly those in the Rococo style modeled between 1754 and 1763 by Franz Anton Bustelli. Bustelli was succeeded as modellmeister by Dominikus Auliczek, who introduced the neoclassical style at Nymphenburg.

Dominik Auliczek or Dominikus, Dominic, Aulizek was born in Polička, Bohemia on 1 August 1734. He studied with F. Pacak in Litomyšl. He then studied in Vienna in 1752–53, first with J. G. Leutner and then at the Academy. In 1754 he was in Paris, and in 1755–56 he studied at the Academy in London. In 1756–59 he studied at the Academy in Rome. In 1759 he earned a prize for sculpture from the Accademia di San Luca, and was awarded the Order of the Golden Spur by Pope Clement XIII. The award conferred nobility. He then worked for three years under Gaetano Chiaveri. Auliczek had completed several statues, and was preparing to return to Bohemia with his earnings when he was robbed by a confidence man posing as a bishop.  Auliczek moved to Munich in 1762, and joined the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory in 1763, first as a repairer and then as a master modeler. In 1772 he was appointed court sculptor. He became a councilor in 1782. He retired in 1797 and died in Munich on 15 April 1804, aged 69.

Auliczek's work was at first strongly influenced by the Romanesque and then Late Baroque, at the end by Rococo, and was starting to show signs of Classicism. Nothing of the Roman period can be seen in his large sculptures. He created figures of gods for the Electoral palace gardens in Nymphenburg in 1770–82, and three groups of cherubs in 1776.The statues included Jupiter, Juno, Pluto and Proserpina. His depictions of fighting animals are the most notable of his porcelain figures and groups, and he also made well-executed figures of gods and portraits in relief. The Perlservice is the best example of his tableware. The form of the Pearl service in the Louis XVI style gets its name from a bar of pearls that runs along the borders of the individual items. For the first time in the history of European porcelain, Auliczek based his service on a dodecagon shape – instead of the usual round shape.

“King’s Service”, was originally manufactured in the year 1918. This legendary service was a special order for the golden wedding anniversary of King Ludwig III and Marie-Therese, with miniature paintings featuring the most important chapters in the lives of the royal couple. This service is a most outstanding example of veduta painting, available with fantasy landscapes, or palace motifs hand–painted on a pearl service. That is why this porcelain service uses both “King’s” & “Pearl” service.

The “Royal Bavarian Service” is still a captivating piece today, painted freely by hand. All the vedute, bear the hallmarks of the manufactory's master painters together with the Nymphenburg factory mark (the Bavarian shield of arms), adopted in 1754.