Walther & Sohn Bisque Dolls 1908+, Nikolaus Oberender Bisque Dolls 1910+ German

ca. 1920 Walther doll mold 208 googly eye doll 7 1/2" face — ca. 1920s Walther doll mold 208 googly eye doll 7 1/2″ tall

Johann Walther & Sohn Antique Bisque Dolls 1908+ German

Johann Walther and Nikolaus Oberender founded their doll factory in 1908 in Oeslau near Coburg, Germany They advertised bisque head dressed dolls, baby dolls, bathing dolls, figurines, knick-knacks and used the doll mark IW intertwined, by 1910 the partnership dissolved and each went their separate ways, creating their own porcelain factories.

In 1921 Johann Walther new company name as J. Walther & Sohn, continuing to use the IW mark, as well as the WS intertwined mark. Most of Walther bisque head dolls are small, the largest size we have found was 15″ tall. It is unknown to us when the Walther doll factory ceased operations sometime after 1941.

Walther & Sohn Dolls Identified

ca. 1912 Walther bisque head baby doll 15″ face doll mark WS

ca. 1920s Walther doll mold 21 googly eye doll doll mark crown symbol W & S 21

ca. 1912 Walther doll mold 121 bisque head doll 13″ face, composition jointed body, doll mark W & S 121

ca. 1915 Walther doll mold 123 clown Jester cymballier doll 9"

ca. 1918 Walther doll mold 123 clown Jester cymbalist doll 9″ doll mark W & S 90 over 123

ca. 1922 Walther doll mold 200 Scottish Laddie doll 8 1/2″ bisque head, composition jointed body, doll mark 200 crown symbol W &S 8/0 Germany

Walther & Sohn Doll Marks Identified

Walther & Sohn doll mark W 80 Germany

Walther & Sohn doll mark WS 120

Walther & Sohn doll mark 208 crown symbol W & S googly eye

Walther & Sohn doll mark 209 W & S Germany

Walther doll mark 6789 crown symbol W & S

Walther & Sohn doll mark 6789 crown symbol W & S

Walther & Sohn Doll Mold Numbers Identified

20, 21 googly, 80, 120, 121 googly, 126, 200 googly, 201, (2) 208 googly, 209, 210, 241, 250, 251, 400, 6789

Note: Walther doll mold 208; one is a googly eye doll the other is not.

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ca. 1910 Oberender doll mold 125 bisque 11" tall face — ca. 1910 Oberender doll mold 125 bisque head 11″ tall

Nikolaus Oberender Antique Bisque Dolls 1910+ German

Nikolas Oberender founded a porcelain factory with Johann Walther in Oeslau, Thuringia, Germany in 1908, when the partnership ended in 1910 he formed his own porcelain factory.

In 1910 Oberender’s porcelain factory employed 110 workers making bisque doll heads. By 1927 the company was known as Wilhelmine Oberender. It is unknown to us when the Oberender doll factory ceased operations after 1927. Nicholas Oberender doll marl NO.

Nikolaus Oberender Doll Marks Identified

Oberender doll mark Mad in Germany NO 121

Oberender doll mark NO Germany 125

Oberender doll mark Germany 2000 NO

Oberender doll mark NO DEP 2010 Germany

Nicholas Oberender Doll Mold Numbers Identified

121, 125, 2000, 2010, 6789

German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939 book in 1984, German Doll Marks and Identification book in 2001 both by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik, The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls books, vol. I (1800-1925) in 1968, vol. II (1800-1930) in 1986 by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.