Swaine Lori doll, 17" tall, bisque solid dome socket head, lightly feathered eyebrows, delicate painted upper and lower eyelashes, sleep eyes, open mouth, composition jointed bent limb baby body.  Lori doll mold 232.

Swaine & Company Dolls 1910-1927

The Robert Swaine & Company porcelain factory established in 1854, was located in Hüttensteinach, Sonneberg, Thüringia, Germany.  Swaine did not begin to make the high quality bisque head Baby dolls, sized 8 to 28" tall they are known for, until 1910 and onward.

Swaine is probably best known for their Lori Baby doll mold 232, whose shown at left.

Other Swaine doll marks;

AP, BO, BP, DI, DIP, DV, FP,

Lori,  Made in Germany S & Cº

Plus a Swaine green ink doll mark in a circle

GESCHUTZT GERMANY S & Cº

Swaine Lori doll mold 232

(Open or closed mouth)

On right, Swaine Doll 9" tall, bisque socket head, wigged, single stroke painted eyebrows, painted upper eyelashes, sleep eyes, closed mouth, composition jointed bent limb baby body.