Dolls by Louis Amberg & Son, 19th & 20th century

Louis Amberg was a doll manufacturer who operated a doll factory in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Amberg was born in 1864 in the town of Wiesau, Germany, and began his career as a porcelain painter. He later founded his own doll factory in the town of Sonneberg, which was a center of the German toy and doll industry at the time. Amberg's dolls were known for their high quality and attention to detail, and they were popular among collectors. The company produced a wide range of dolls, including bisque dolls, composition dolls, and celluloid dolls, as well as doll houses and other toy accessories. Amberg's dolls were sold both in Germany and abroad, and the company had a reputation for producing some of the finest dolls in the world. Amberg operated his doll factory until his death in 1943. The company continued to more... operate under his family's ownership for several more years, but eventually went out of business in the 1950s. less...