Schoenau & Hoffmeister - Dolls 1901-1953

Schoenau & Hoffmeister porcelain factory was located in Burggrub, Germany and was founded by Arthur Schoenau & Carl Hoffmeister in 1901. By 1907 the two partners were in disagreement of the type of porcelain heads for their dolls.  Carl Hoffmeister insisted on producing shoulder head dolls while Arthur Schoenau wanted to produce socket head dolls.  Unable to resolve there differences Carl Hoffmeister left and Arthur Schoenau became it's sole owner.

In 1911 Arthur passed away and his son Hans Schoenau took over as director of the company.  Sometime later Arthur's widow Caroline & son Curt Schoenau took over the directorship.  It was Curt who supplied their sculptor Carl Schneider with a photo of Princess Elizabeth that was used for their famous Princess Elizabeth doll.

Some of their trademark names were: Bébé Carmencita, Burggrub Baby, Das Lachende (DALABA - The Laughing baby), Hanna, Künstlerkopf (art head doll), My Cherub, Princess Elizabeth and Viola.

1910 + Character Baby Doll - 12-30" tall, bisque socket head, composition jointed body with bent limbs, wigged, glass eyes, open mouth. 

Usually marked:  S, star symbol with P.B. inside, H., Porzellanfabrik Burggrub, 169, 769, 900, Special, Burggrub baby.

Character baby doll, #169, 25" tall

Character Baby Doll, #169, 25"

ca. 1925 Solid Dome Infant Doll - 10-14" tall, bisque flange neck, cloth body, composition limbs, painted hair, small glass sleep eyes, closed mouth. 

Usually marked:  N.K.B, with or without a German stamp.

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Solid Dome Infant Doll

Hanna, Character Baby Doll  - 14-26" tall, bisque socket head, composition bent limb jointed body, wigged, large glass eyes, no upper painted lashes, painted feathered brows,  open smiling mouth. 

Usually marked:  S, star symbol with PB inside, H/Hanna.

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Hanna, Character Baby Doll

Das Lachende Baby Doll (The Laughing baby) - 14-24" tall, bisque socket head, composition jointed bent limb body, wigged, glass eyes, open smiling mouth with two upper teeth. 

Usually marked:  Porzellanfabrik/Burggrub/Das Lachende Baby/1930/Made in Germany/D.R.G.M.

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Das Lachende Baby Doll (The Laughing baby)

1929 Princess Elizabeth Doll - 14-24" tall, bisque socket head, jointed composition body, blonde mohair wig, blue sleep eyes, open smiling mouth.  Usually marked:  Porzellanfabrik/Burggrub/Princess Elizabeth/Made in Germany/D.R.G.M.

Princess Elizabeth Doll

1929 Princess Elizabeth Doll

Character Doll - 12, 18-22" tall, bisque socket head, jointed composition body, wigged, rounded eyes, painted brows, open mouth. 

Usually marked: S, star symbol, with PB inside, H and OX.

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Character Doll

Child Dolly Face doll - 14-40" tall.  bisque shoulder head or socket head, jointed composition or kid body, wigged, glass eyes, open mouth. 

 

Usually marked:  S, star symbol with PB inside, H, 914,1400, 1800, 1904, 1906, 1909, 2500, 4500, 4700, 5300, 5700 or 5800.

Child Dolly Face doll, #1906, 23" tall

Child Dolly Face doll, #1906, 23"

Künstlerkopf Child Doll (art head doll) - 16 & 24" tall, bisque child doll with a slender face, wigged, glass eyes, open mouth.  Usually marked:  Künstlerkopf , 4000, 4600, 5000 or 5500.

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Künstlerkopf Child Doll

(art head doll)

Schoenau & Hoffmeister doll mold numbers:

169 900 914 1400 1800 1904 1906
1909 1930 2500 4000 4100 4500 4600
4700 4900 5000 5300 5500 5700 5800

Schoenau & Hoffmeister - Dolls 1901-1953

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