Gebrüder Heubach Antique Bisque Dolls 1840+ German

The Heubach family bought an established porcelain factory on September 1840 in Lichte, Thüringia, Germany where they began producing porcelain figurines and other porcelain objects.  By 1910 Gebrüder Heubach started making bisque character socket or shoulder head dolls with molded hair or wigged, sleep eyes or with their famous painted intaglio eyes.  One secret to Gebrüder Heubach’s success was their factory was located near an Art School with artists and sculptors.

Gebrüder Heubach doll mark registered in 1882 (S) a sunrise symbol with GH inside and in 1910 (Q) a quadrant or square with HEUBACH inside. Note: German doll maker Gustav Heubach also used the doll mark GH initials, but with different mold numbers.

Gebrüder Heubach supplied bisque doll heads to: Averill USA (small Bonnie Babe dolls), Emil Bauersachs (Caprice a googly eye doll), Butler Brothers USA, Cuno & Otto Dressel, Eisenmann & Company (Einco), Hamburger & Company (Dolly Dimple), Ilmenau, Jumeau ink stamped bodies have been found with Gebrüder Heubach marked bisque heads, August Luge & Company (Pat-a-Cake), Gebrüder Ohlhaver (Revelo), Otto Schamberger (Adlon), Wagner & Zetzsche, Gottlieb Zinner (mechanical dolls and toys), plus others around the Sonneberg area. Click images to enlarge.

Gebruder Heubach Dolls Identified

Gebruder Heubach also made All Bisque half dolls, pincushion doll heads, tea dolls, bisque figurines; Action Babies, Dainty Dorothy, May Morning, Piano Babies dolls, generally all dolls are unmarked. See the Gebruder Heubach doll marks and doll mold numbers, so numerous, had to have their own page.