Recknagel Dolls 1886-1930 German

Theodor Recknagel doll mold 43 bisque head, 11" tall, googly eyed boy with a molded cap doll, composition jointed body

Theodor Recknagel who was born in 1860 and died in 1930, began his porcelain factory in 1886, which was located in Alexandrienthal, near Thüringia, Germany.

Recknagel doll production did not begin until around 1893. It's believed by researchers the RA or sometimes reversed AR found in Recknagel's doll marks stands for Recknagel Alexandrienthal.

Also, Recknagel's four digit doll mold numbers (19XX) do not appear to coincide with actual dates of production.

Recknagel dolls can be of the finest quality to rather course bisque.

Antique Recknagel Dolls Identified

Recknagel bisque Dolly Face doll, 21" tall

Recknagel Dolly Face doll mold 21, is 21" tall, bisque socket head, feathered brows, painted upper and lower eyelashes, glass eyes, open mouth with teeth, chin dimple, wigged, jointed composition and wood body.

Recknagel doll mark 21 mold Germany R 7/0 A

Recknagel Dolly Face doll mark 21 mold Germany R 7/0 A

Recknagel Character Baby black doll, 20" tall

Recknagel Character Baby - Black doll, 20" tall, glass eyes, open mouth, socket head newborn with bent limb jointed composition body, NK in marking as shown at right.

Recknagel black doll mark Germany N.K. 2 A 5 R

Recknagel marking NK = socket head newborn

NG = Flange neck newborn, as shown below

Recknagel doll mark Germany N.G.2 A1R

Theodor Recknagel Doll Marks Identified

Recknagel doll trade mark Saxony Registered Porcelain Depose R crossed nails A	Recknagel doll trade mark shield	Recknagel doll mark R crossed nails A

Recknagel doll mark R crossed nails A	Recknagel doll mark R crossed nails A	Recknagel doll mark R crossed nails A RIX - 11/0

Recknagel doll mark 21 Germany R 7/0 A	Recknagel doll mark 22, 31, 39	Recknagel doll mark 24 Germany R 7/0 A

Recknagel doll mark RA 28 - 7/0	Recknagel doll mark R 47A 10/0	Recknagel doll mark R 86 A 6/0

Recknagel doll mark 121 R 3 A Germany	Recknagel doll mark Germany 3 R. 126 A	Recknagel doll mark Germany 2 R 127 A

Recknagel doll mark 1907 DEP R/A	Recknagel doll mark 1909 DEP R 11/0 A	Recknagel doll mark 1914 DEP R 13/0 A

Recknagel doll mark Germany R 1924 A	Recknagel doll mark Germany R 7/0 A	Recknagel doll mark 2/0 Germany JK A 5/0 R (an Oriental doll)

Recknagel doll mark Germany NG 2 A 1 R	Recknagel doll mark Germany NK 2 A 5 R	Recknagel doll mark Germany NK 4 A 1 R

Recknagel doll mark A 13/0	Recknagel doll mark S 6/0	Note: Recknagel's Oriental doll is usually marked Germany JK A # R, the Recknagel S like doll mark, is used by other doll makers, notably Cuno & Otto Dressel character dolls

Theodor Recknagel Doll Mold Numbers Identified

12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 70, 72, 73, 86, 87, 101, 104, 105, 121, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 224, 226, 227, 232, 241, 886, 1907, 1909, 1914, 1924, AR, JK, NG, NK, RA, R1, RIV, RXII, S

Recknagel doll mold 31 and 32 are Max and Moritz dolls or figurines who are 8 to 10" tall.

Recknagel doll molds 22, 26 and 87 are bisque doll heads with molded bonnets painted in blue, pink or yellow.

Note: Recknagel doll molds 1907, 1909, 1914, 1924 are not the dates of production.

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Theodor Recknagel Dolls 1886-1930 German

Antique Recknagel Dolls Identified

Theodor Recknagel Doll Mold Numbers Identified