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Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein antique bisque head doll, 16" |
The Rauenstein Porcelain factory was founded by Friedrich
Christian Greiner (the Greiner family of Lauscha) in Rauenstein,
Thüringia, Germany in 1783, for making pottery and other household
items.
The earliest dolls made were nanking China head dolls which
maybe marked with the Rauenstein
R, (the R marking is
also used by other doll makers) or the doll mold 114.
After several changes of ownership, in
1892 the burnt factory of Hugo Michaelis was purchased, rebuilt and
bisque head dolls, figurines and knick-knack making began, the two factories by this time employed
260 workers.
In 1918 they purchased a third factory,
that of Amandus Michaelis and
now employed 500 workers. |
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Two
named Rauenstein dolls are Alice, a shoulder head doll with a
jointed kid leather body, doll mold 191 and Dora in 1892+.
In 1895
Rauenstein registered their doll trade mark of two crossed
flags, which usually includes the letters of A, C, D, N,
No, P
or R. Most of the Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein
antique bisque head dolls we have found are
small cabinet size dolls, but also dolls as large as
16" tall, with sleep eyes, open mouth, wigged, most are on jointed
composition bodies, as shown on right and face shown above, this doll is
marked:
Made in Germany two crossed flags D. 4 1/2 O. |
Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein bisque head doll 16" tall |
Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein Doll Marks
Identified
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Rauenstein China head doll mark R asterisk |
Rauenstein China head doll mark mold 114 12/0 N |
Rauenstein doll mark
Alice No 191 18/0 |
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Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany Dora 16/0 |
Rauenstein doll mark two crossed flags No 14 P |
Rauenstein doll mark two crossed flags R 0/22 |
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Rauenstein doll mark two crossed flags R = n |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany N 2 A two crossed flags
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Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany ? two crossed flags 11 C |
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Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany No two crossed flags 6 D |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D-3-0 |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. 4 1/2 0. |
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Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. 5/0 |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. 7 |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. 9 |
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Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. 9/0 |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany No. two crossed flags 90 D |
Rauenstein doll mark Made
in Germany two crossed flags D. O. |
Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein
Doll Series Letters Identified A, C, D, N, No, P, R
Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein Doll Mold Numbers Identified
90, 114, 191, 5430, 5431
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