An impressive white glazed porcelain figure of a working soldier (pioneer).
He holds a pickaxe in his hands and wears on the belt a gas mask (can) as well as a double-decal army helmet. "A. Oppel" (Alfred Oppel) artist's signature on the side. The bottom shows the maker's mark of the Aeltesten Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur 1762. Numbered "25" and "212". Also dated to 1941.
