Ernst Heubach Antique Dolls 1887+ German

Ernst Heubach’s porcelain factory was in Köppelsdorf, Germany, they made bisque doll heads on kid or composition bodies.  Ernst Jr. married Beatrice Marseille, daughter of Armand Marseille and one of E. Heubach’s sculptors, had a brother that worked as a sculptor at Marseille, which may explain why their dolls have similarities to one another.

In 1919 Heubach and Marseilles merged and formed the United Porcelain Factory of Koppelsdorf (Vereinigte Koppelsdorf Porzellanfabrik vorm Armand Marseille and Ernst Heubach).  By 1932 the two companies went their separate ways.  During this union, 1919 to 1932 dolls are often marked with Heubach Koppelsdorf.

Ernst Heubach often used a horse shoe symbol in his mark, in German the symbol is called Hufeisen. E. Heubach also made bisque heads for Emil Bauersachs, Cuno & Otto Dressel (Jutta), Johannes Gotthilf Dietich (Igodi), Heinrich Handwerck, August Luge, Gebrüder Ohlhaver (Revelo), Seyfarth & Reinhardt (dolls with the SUR mark), Wagner & Zetzsche, Adolf Wislizenus and probably others.

Ernst Heubach Dolls Identified

ca. 1914 Ernst Heubach doll mold 250, Dolly face doll 24″, sleep eyes, open mouth, composition jointed body, doll mark 250 Heubach Koppelsdorf.

ca. 1920s Ernst Heubach doll mold 250, Tiny Tot doll 8 1/2″ bisque head, glass eyes, open mouth, composition jointed body with flapper legs, doll mark 250.

ca. 1914 Ernst Heubach doll mold 271, solid dome shoulder head, googly with painted eyes 10″ closed mouth, dimples in cheeks, cloth stuffed body, doll mark EH with horseshoe symbol.

1930 Ernst Heubach doll mold 399 South Sea Baby 10″ face, solid dome head, black or white doll, sleep eyes, closed mouth, composition jointed bent limb baby body, doll mark 399.

ca. 1909 Ernst Heubach doll mold 1909, bisque shoulder head Dolly face painted like a clown, 11″, single stroke painted eyebrows, stationary glass eyes, painted lashes, open mouth, cloth stuffed body, doll mark 1909 horseshoe symbol.

Ernst Heubach Doll Marks Identified

Ernst Heubach Doll Molds Identified

219, 235, 236, 237, 238, 241, 242, 250, 251, 252, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 289, 291, 292, 300, 301, 302, 310, 312 4/0, 312 SUR, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 334, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342 bisque head, 343, 344, 345, 348, 349, 350, 351, 353, 390, 393, 396, 399, 400, 406, 407, 409, 414, 417, 418, 419, 427, 437, 438, 439, 444, 445, 448, 450, 451, 452, 458, 459, 463, 471, 510, 573, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1909, 1912, 1922, 3024, 4264.

** Ernst Heubach’s most popular doll molds are 250 then 300 (Dimples baby Kalutu), 320, 399, doll mold 275 with a kid body can have a Florence, My Sweetheart, Pearlie or Superba red doll label on chest, Ernst Heubach doll molds 219, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264 289, 291, 310, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 419, 439, 4264 have googly eyes, doll mold 276 has a bee on it’s nose, doll mold 418 is Pirat Baby (Pirate Baby), doll mold 342 with a composition head a walking doll was made for Emil Bauersachs, Ernst Heubach doll mold 445 is a multi two faced doll with a black head laughing, a white head crying. Ernst Heubach bisque head dolls made for Greif Puppenkunst of Dresden, are 24 or 28″ tall, black bisque character flange neck with a solid dome single or multi face one black smiling and one white doll face crying, glass eyes, wide open smiling mouth with upper and lower teeth or open mouth with lower teeth crying, cloth body, doll usually marked Greif Puppenkunst Germany with a size number.