Meissen M181 & M182 large figures of Dietrich von Bern and Siegfried

Large Meissen figures of Dietrich von Bern and Siegfried. Model number M181 and M182

Model Numbers: M 181 and M182
Height: 22″
Modeled c.1885 by Emmerich Andresen
While he’s mostly known for more classical models, Andresen turned to themes from Nordic and Germanic mythology and legends. In the 1880s and 1890s, the Meissen manufactory created the figures of “Wodan” (or Odin), “Hermann” and “Thusnelda” in a similarly expressive manner in addition to “Dietrich von Bern” and “Siegfried”

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