The Schoenau & Hoffmeister porcelain factory, also known as Porzellanfabrik Burggrub, was located in Burggrub, Germany near Kronach, Bavaria was founded by Arthur Schoenau and Carl Hoffmeister in 1901. By 1907 the two partners were in disagreement of the type of porcelain heads for their dolls. Hoffmeister insisted on producing shoulder head dolls, while Schoenau wanted to produce socket head dolls. Unable to resolve there differences Carl Hoffmeister left and Arthur Schoenau became the 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 and son Curt Schoenau took over the directorship. It was Curt who supplied the sculptor Carl Schneider with a photo of Princess Elizabeth that was used for their famous Princess Elizabeth doll. Schoenau & Hoffmeister dolls were often dressed in regional costumes.
Some of their trademark names were: Bébé (Bebe) Carmencita, Burggrub Baby, Das Lachende (DALABA - The Laughing Baby), Hanna, Kunstlerkopf (art head doll), My Cherub, Princess Elizabeth and Viola
and Arthur Schoenau registered doll marks; AS, ASS, MD.
Schoenau &
Hoffmeister also made bisque doll heads for Edmund
Edelmann marked SPBH Mona, Melitta or Mine
and Ernst Liebermann doll named Violet and possibly
Eli.
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1910 + Character Baby or Toddler 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, 170, 769, 900, 914, Special, Burggrub Baby. |
Character Toddler Doll mold 169, 25" |
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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. |
Photo N/A Solid Dome Infant Doll
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Hanna, Character Baby Doll
- 14-26" tall,
bisque socket head, composition bent limb jointed body, wigged, large
glass eyes, painted lashes, painted feathered brows, open smiling mouth with teeth.
Usually marked:
S star symbol with PB inside H, Hanna.
Shown on right;
Hanna, 14" tall, bisque socket head, composition jointed baby with
bent limb body, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, open mouth with upper teeth.
ebay auction ended 24 APR 2011
final value $1,320 |
Hanna, Character Baby
Doll, 14" |
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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. |
Photo N/A
Das Lachende Baby Doll
(The
Laughing baby) |
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1929 Princess Elizabeth Doll
- 14-24" tall, bisque
socket head, jointed composition body, blonde mohair wig, blue sleep
eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth.
Usually marked:
Porzellanfabrik Burggrub Princess Elizabeth Made in Germany D.R.G.M. |
1929 Princess Elizabeth Doll,
24" |
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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. |
Photo N/A Character Doll
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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, 500, 914, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1700, 1800, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1923, 2500, 4500,
4700, 5300, 5700, 5800 |
Child Dolly Face doll mold 1906, 23" |
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Kunstlerkopf Child Doll (art head doll) -
15-16 or 24" tall,
bisque child doll with a slender face, wigged, glass stationary eyes, open mouth.
Usually marked:
Künstlerkopf, 4000, 4600, 5000 or 5500
S star PB H 4000 marking |
Künstlerkopf Child Doll
mold 4000, 16"
(art
head doll) |
Schoenau & Hoffmeister doll mold numbers:
| 169 |
170 |
900 |
914 |
1000 |
1200 |
1400 |
1700 |
1800 |
| 1904 |
1906 |
1909 |
1923 |
1930 |
2500 |
4000 |
4100 |
4500 |
| 4600 |
4700 |
4900 |
5000 |
5100 |
5300 |
5500 |
5700 |
5800 |
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