Walther & Oberender Dolls 1908+ Germany

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

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 their 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 after 1941.

Antique Johann Walther Dolls identified

ca. 1912 Walther bisque head baby doll 15" face

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

ca. 1920s Walther doll mold 21 googly eye doll

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

ca. 1912 Walther doll mold 121 bisque head doll 13″ face

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 Lad doll 8 1/2"

ca. 1922 Walther doll mold 200 Scottish Laddie doll 8 1/2″ doll mark 200 crown symbol W &S 8/0 Germany

Johann Walther Doll Marks Identified

Walther doll mark 80 W Germany

Walther doll mark 80 W Germany

Walther doll mark 120 WS

Walther doll mark 120 WS

Walther doll mark 209 W & S Germany

Walther doll mark 209 W & S Germany

Walther doll mark 6789 crown symbol W & S

Walther doll mark 6789 crown symbol W & S

Johann Walther Doll Mold Numbers Identified

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

Walther doll molds 21, 121, 201, 208, are all googly eye dolls

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Nikolaus Oberender Dolls 1910-1927+ German

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


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

Antique Nikolaus Oberender Doll Marks Identified

Oberender doll mark 121 NO Germany

Oberender doll mark 121 NO German

Oberender doll mark 125 NO Germany

Oberender doll mark 125 NO Germany

Oberender doll mark 2000 NO Germany

Oberender doll mark 2000 NO Germany

Oberender doll mark 2010 NO DEP Germany

Oberender doll mark 2010 NO DEP Germany

Oberender Doll Mold Numbers Identified

121, 125, 2000, 2010, 6789