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Marie Osmond, popular talk show host, actress & recording artist has added award nominated doll sculptor to her long list of talents. Her lifelong love of doll collecting led her to develop & launch a line of fine porcelain collector dolls. A mere ten years ago, Marie started to design her own doll line through Knickerbocker Toy Co. In 2001 Marie celebrated the 10 Year Anniversary of this Internationally successful endeavor. She also produced an extraordinary collection of dolls in honor of this special Anniversary. Marie & her husband Brian, joined with a group of investors to purchase Knickerbocker last year to get it bask Congratulations Marie! The company has been renamed Marian (for Marie & Brian). 2001 was an exciting year for Marie Osmond doll collectors. In 2003 the company changed ownership again mid 2003 line up is the very best yet!.The hallmark of this line is exceptional quality and attention to detail, with predominately one-time limited editions. Marie has collaborated with many renown doll artists to bring the line a delightful variety of design styles created in different media. The upscale detailing, high quality porcelain, expert fabrication. They command a somewhat Premium price, yet offer an excellent value for the price point.
Marie has also sculpted several beautiful faces herself. The hallmark birthmark next to her left eye signifies Marie's personal sculpt or a doll done in her likeness. Her creations quickly became very popular with doll collectors, receiving many award nominations and gracing the cover of doll magazines.
If you have already experienced the quality of the line, I'm sure you will be looking for more pieces. If you haven't tried one yet...this is definitely the year! Marie has excellent knowledge and vision in doll collection and continues to bring one spectacular doll after another out to her collectors. Marie's dolls are hallmarked with her signature on the back neck with the edition number. They come in a lovely collector box with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
We are very proud to be an Authorized dealer for this line of lovely, exceptional quality, and highly collectible dolls. We carry the full line of new dolls but don't carry the secondary market dolls.
From the tremendously popular Tiny Tots, to the beloved Disney characters, to the larger, elegant dolls made in smaller editions, Marie makes something to appeal to virtually everyone. Marie's passion for doll collecting is obvious in her enthusiasm and creativity with the line. She published a wonderful coffee table book for her tenth anniversary in 2001. It has beautiful color photos of virtually all of the dolls produced to date and has been exceeding popular, adding to her ever growing list of collectors.
Please visit our photo gallery to see this collection for yourself. You might find a doll that evokes happy memories for you or add some warmth to your home decor. We hope you enjoy your visit with us.
Remember when you collect dolls, you are also collecting memories....
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