Walther or Oberender Dolls 1908+ Germany
Johann Walther & Sohn 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.
Antique 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. 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″ 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 & Sohn doll mark 6789 crown symbol W & S
Walther & Sohn 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
Nikolaus Oberender Dolls 1910-1927+ German
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. Nicholas Oberender doll marl NO.
Antique Nikolaus Oberender Doll Marks Identified
Oberender doll mark 121 NO German
Oberender doll mark 125 NO Germany
Oberender doll mark 2000 NO Germany
Oberender doll mark 2010 NO DEP Germany
Oberender Doll Mold Numbers Identified
121, 125, 2000, 2010, 6789