Schoenau & Hoffmeister Dolls 1901-1953 German

S star PB H marking for Schoenau

Schoenau & Hoffmeister Dolls 1901-1953 German

The Schoenau & Hoffmeister porcelain factory, also known as Porzellanfabrik Burggrub, was located in Burggrub, Germany and was founded by Arthur Schoenau and Carl Hoffmeister in 1901. By 1907 the two partners were in disagreement to 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, next directorship was Arthur's widow Caroline and son Curt Schoenau. It was son Curt who supplied the sculptor Caesar Schneider with a photo of Princess Elizabeth that was used to make their famous bisque head Princess Elizabeth doll.

Schoenau & Hoffmeister supplied bisque doll heads to the following: Kurt Bruckner, Canzler & Hoffman, Cuno & Otto Dressel,

Edmond Edelmann, Gebruder Eckhardt, Edmond Knoch, Rudolph Leschhorn, Ernst Liebermann, Eg. Mich Ernst Luthardt,

Werner Luthardt, Ernst Maar & Sohn, Hans Süssenguth, Friedrich Voight, Hermann VonBerg.

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Antique Schoenau & Hoffmeister Dolls Identified

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, 165, 169, 170, 769, 900, 914, Special, Burggrub Baby.

Character Toddler Doll mold 169, 25"

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, 14"

Hanna, Character Baby Doll, 14"

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"

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, 1916, 1923, 2500, 4500, 4700, 5300, 5700, 5800

Child Dolly Face doll, #1906, 23" tall

Child Dolly Face doll mold 1906, 23"

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

Sstar PB H 4000 marking

doll mold 4000 S star symbol PB H.

Künstlerkopf Child # 4000

Künstlerkopf Child Doll mold 4000, 16"

(art head doll)

Schoeau & Hoffmeister Doll Trade Names

Autoliebchen doll (Auto Sweetheart doll), Bébé Carmencita doll, Burggrub Baby doll, Das Lachende doll (DALABA - The Laughing Baby), Hanna doll, Kunstlerkopf doll (art head doll), My Cherub doll, Princess Elizabeth doll, Viola doll. Arthur Schoenau identifying doll marks; AS, ASS, MD.

Schoenau & Hoffmeister also made bisque doll heads for Edmund Edelmann marked SPBH Mona, Melitta or Mine and for Ernst Liebermann a doll named Violet and possibly Eli.

Additional Schoenau & Hoffmeister Dolls not shown

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.

Das Lachende Baby doll (The Laughing Baby doll), 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.

Character Doll, 12, 18-22" tall, bisque socket head, jointed composition body, wigged, rounded eyes, painted brows, open mouth. An Oriental doll mold 4900, 9" tall. Usually marked: S star symbol with PB inside, H and OX.

Schoenau & Hoffmeister Identifying Doll Mold Numbers

70	169	170	900	914	1000	1200	1400	1700
1800	1904	1906	1909	1916	1923	1930	2500	4000
4100	4500	4600	4700	4900	5000	5100	5300	5500
			5700	5800

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