19" (48 cm). Bisque socket head with rich ebony black complexion, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, pierced ears, black fleecy wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8. (head) Magasin des Enfants, Jouets et Jeux, Passage de L'Opera (body label). Comments: Danel & Cie, circa 1892, the bebe has the characteristic wooden bulb-shaped neck attachment, the doll was sold by the prestigious Parisian doll shop of Magasin des Enfants. Value Points: stunningly beautiful rich complexion, original body and body finish, wearing antique black velvet suit with gold silk banding and lapels, and brass buttons. Danel & Cie created dolls for only one or two dolls making their models quite rare, and this black-complexioned bebe especially rare; it is likely few were ever made.