Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik Dolls 1893+ German

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik SP 2966 bisque girl doll 24"
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik SP 2966 bisque girl doll 24″

The Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik factory was owned by Carl Müller in 1883 in Sonneberg, Germany. By 1893 this factory was making bisque doll heads. They made bisque socket or shoulder heads of black or white Baby or Child dolls.

According to Cieslik’s Encyclopedia of German Dolls the Sonneberger factory stopped making doll heads in 1913, now specializing in producing porcelain locks for beer bottles. About 1920 they appear to have resumed making dolls under
a new owner Edmund Fleischmann. Mr. Fleischmann left the firm in 1930.

The bisque head Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik girl doll at left is 24″ tall, has multi stroke eyebrows, sleep eyes with real upper eyelashes, open mouth with upper teeth and a five piece composition jointed body, doll marked SP intertwined 2966. To see Martina’s collection of Sonneberger dolls, see this page on the forum board.

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik Dolls Identified

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik 23 bisque girl doll 8'
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik 23 bisque girl doll 8′
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik SP 2 3/4 bisque head doll 18"
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik SP 2 3/4 bisque head doll 18″
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik 365 bisque black girl doll
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik 365 bisque black girl doll

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik Doll Marks Identified

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 23
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 23 Germany
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 50
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 50
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark Made in Germany 129 SP
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark Made in Germany 129 SP
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik black doll mark SP 365
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik black doll mark SP 365
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 1920 SPS
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 1920 SPS
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 2966
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 2966
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 3066
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark 3066
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 2 3/4
Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP 2 3/4

Sonneberger Doll Mold Numbers Identified

23, 50, 129, 365, 500, 550, 800, 1920, 2542, 2966, 3066, 50513

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German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939, pages 213-214 in 1984, German Doll Marks and identification in 2001 books by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik.