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Antique 1920s German Bisque 9.25″ Girl and Boy Figure #5109 Intaglio Eyes Incised Maker Mark Detailed Heubach Face Well Painted
**Boy is perfect; girl has crack on base. Gorgeous pair of antique 1920s German Bisque Figure/Statue of a little girl and boy with beautifully molded heads indicative of a Heubach child or piano baby. Marked #5109 on the back and has an incised mark on the bottom from the original making. They also have a solid base with a very small air hole so you know they are old originals and not later reproductions. Size is 9.25″ tall. The facial features are very, very finely detailed with deep intaglio eyes, very curly long hair ringlets and a well form closed mouth. See close up image of boy; he is beautifully made. They also have the more desirable pale bisque rosy cheeks. Extremely well-painted. No roughness or ruddiness at all. Nice and smooth. They from an estate where she hadn’t been moved from the shelf for quite a few decades. Other than needing some cleaning, overall condition is excellent. No chips, flakes, or wear to the original paint. No fractures, hairlines or repairs. A lovely and very pretty example of antique German bisque children for your collection.
1900-1920 Old Mark Ernst Bohne Sohne Thuringia German Fine Porcelain Parrot Figure
This beautiful parrot figure was manufactured by the famous Ernst Bohne Söhne (EBS) porcelain factory located in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany, and dates precisely between 1901 and 1920. It emulates hand painted Capodimonte fine porcelain which was popular at the time. The parrot statue is in excellent, ready to displayed condition. This early example of Ernst Sohne, Thuringia porcelain is beautifully crafted by hand with very pretty coloring and strong attention to fine details within the fine hand painting. The porcelain is thick and solid and the bottom has a very small air hold so you know it is an early one. Size is 6″ tall north to south. Width ranges from 3″ to 3 1/2″ across. Condition is excellent. No cracks or chips or hairlines. No damage or repair. Made by a well-known maker this is a beautiful example of the EBS, Thuringia parrot figures for your collection.
As per Ai:
Your beautiful parrot figure was manufactured by the famous Ernst Bohne Söhne (EBS) porcelain factory located in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany, and dates precisely between 1901 and 1920.
The "N": German makers in the Thuringia and Dresden regions frequently used the "Crowned N" mark to bypass Italian import protections that mimic the high-value style of Capodimonte porcelain, appealing directly to affluent international collectors.
This specific cobalt underglaze stamp is highly prone to bleeding in the kiln, which is a known signature of EBS factory production from this early 20th-century era.
The "Capodimonte style" paintwork you recognized is a high-glaze, soft-blended coloring technique highly popular across European studios at the turn of the century. German Thuringian factories were master artisans at replicating the lifelike, fluid feather details seen on your piece.
The flat, unglazed base with a single small pinhole confirms the piece was hollow-cast. Rather than 20th-century mass-produced Italian earthenware, Ernst Bohne Söhne used a high-fired, dense white German hard-paste porcelain body, giving the unglazed bottom its smooth, stone-like edge.