A. Marque

Emily Hart, Grandmaster of Dollmaking Presents

Antique Reproduction doll marked A. Marque originally made by in France approximately 1915 by the SFBJ Company. These antique dolls are among the very rare and sought after Worldwide. Records show that Albert Marque dolls have now sold in excess of $250,000.00 in U.S. Funds at auction.

The A. Marque dolls are very unique in that the heads were made from a five piece mold.

Marque dolls are known for their extreme beauty and here faithfully reproduced by the skilled hands of Emily Hart, known Worldwide for her fine attention to detail in both painting and costuming... Emily has won over 50 International awards, many Best of Show Rosettes, for her porcelain dolls and costumes and holds Canada's Top Award for Antique Reproduction doll making in the Professional Category.

ANYONE WHO HAS STUDIED ANTIQUE DOLLS WILL REALIZE THAT THIS IS ONE OF VERY FEW REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS DOLL THAT WEARS A COSTUME TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL STYLE OF LONG DRESS AND JACKET.

THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND REPRODUCTION

Features are:

Finest porcelain head poured in “Lady White” porcelain with many layers of China paint meticulously applied and firings in between.

Very fine painting done in 2020, though the green-ware was engraved in 2018.

She features a beautiful New Zealand mohair wig with center part, bangs and soft curls in rich brown color... this wig was custom made for Emily Hart dolls

Finest Hand blown “Crystal Lens” paperweight solid glass eyes in light brown color are from Hand Glass Craft of England.

The ears are pierced and she wears earrings and matching necklace of genuine Swarovski crystals in “Alexandrite” colour.

Her body is an authentic all composition A. Marque style body hand made by Jim Vickerman of Joyce’s Compo bodies.

Very few Antiques are known to exist and very few reproductions would be found made in this authentic way.

It was over five years waiting to get any A. Marque costumes from Mary Lambeth… and I have been keeping this one stored away for a special doll. (I added some Antique laces to this costume). The Antique lace with blue is extremely rare.

This fabulous costume is a ONE OF A KIND, A. Marque reproduction of the type of garments the original dolls had… Most all of the original A. Marque antique dolls had long dresses and jackets.

This dress and bonnet are made from very fine Vintage raw Tussah silk lawn. The separate jacket is made from Vintage printed cotton and fully lined in the same silk as the dress. The very rare Antique metallic gold trims have tarnished with age, but are nonetheless exquisite. Vintage buttons adorn the front of the jacket. The modified costume is from Mary Lambeth.

Undergarments are bloomers and half slip in cotton by Mary Lambeth and with laces added by Emily.

The socks are hand-knitted silk/rayon and the shoes are the same Tussah silk as the dress.

She stands 18.5 inches tall excluding the bonnet. With the bonnet on, she is 22 inches tall.