François Gaultier Antique Dolls 1860-1899 French

1876 Francois Gaultier Poupee de Mode Fashion Lady Doll — ca. 1875 Francois Gaultier Poupee de Mode Fashion Lady Doll 18″, bisque shoulder head, glass eyes, closed mouth, kid leather lady body, doll mark FG

Francois Gauthier began his doll company in 1860 in Saint Maurice and Charenton, province of Seine on the outskirts of Paris, France. In 1875 he changed the spelling of his company and surname to Gaultier due to a court lawsuit that turned out to be a mistaken identity.

Gaultier made Fashion Lady dolls, or Poupée de Mode from 1860 to 1916, bisque socket head bebe child dolls with an open or closed mouth from 1879 to 1899 and small All bisque dolls and other porcelain doll parts.

Gaultier supplied bisque doll heads to more than 54 other noted doll makers in France including; Barrois successor Dalloz, Brasseur & Videlier, Doléac, Falck & Roussel, Gesland, Jullien, Petit & Dumoutier, Jumeau, House of Prieur, Rabery & Delphieu, Simonne, Thuillier and Vichy to name a few.

In 1882 Francois eldest son Eugene joined and the company name became Gaultier & Fils Aine by 1885 son Emile-Jules replaced his father and the name was changed to Gaultier Freres. From 1886 to1892 Francois Gaultier was mayor of St. Maurice, France. The Gaultier Freres company joined SFBJ in 1899 and operations continued until 1916.

François Gaultier Dolls Identified

gaultier francois 1875 poupee fashion doll kid 16 body fg — ca. 1875 Francois Gaultier Poupee de Mode fashion lady doll kid body 18″

gaultier francois 22 bebe doll face f10g — ca. 1890 Francois Gaultier closed mouth bebe doll 22″, bisque socket head, glass sleep eyes, composition jointed body, doll mark **FG10**

gaultier francois 5 all bisque dolls marked fg5 — Francois Gaultier all bisque mignonette 5″ pocket sized doll mark **FG5**

Francois Gaultier Doll Marks FG inside a scroll or FG block letters

gaultier-francois-doll-mark-fg-fgg — Francois Gaultier doll mark scroll symbol FG, FGG

gaultier-francois-doll-mark-f1g — Francois Gaultier doll mark F1G

gaultier francois doll mark f20g — Francois Gaultier doll mark F 2/0 G

Francois Gaultier doll mark crossed keys TD

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The French Encyclopedia of Dolls 1800-1925 books, vol. I A-K, vol. II L-Z in 2003 by Francois and Danielle Theimer and Florence Theriault, The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls books, vol. I (1800-1925) in 1968, vol. II (1800-1930) in 1986 by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.