Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik Dolls 1893+ German

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 Sonneberger appear to have resumed making dolls under a new owner Edmund Fleischmann. Mr. Fleischmann left the firm in 1930. It is unknown to us when Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik operations ceased sometime after 1948.

1948+ Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik SP 2966 bisque head doll 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 the page on the forum board.