DEBAIN Alphonse, Silversmith

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ALPHONSE DEBAIN – ADOLPHE TRUFFIER – SERVING SET, CIRCA 1900

SERVING SET, CIRCA 1900
Silver comprising:
12 spoons, 12 forks, 12 dessert knives. Decor of ginko flowers.
Modern fitted box
With silversmith and French Minerva mark
Extra: 3 spoons, 2 forks, 2 knives

Bibliography
David Allan, Le couvert et la coutellerie de table française au XIXème siècle, éditions Faton, 2007, a serving set ill. p. 50, n. 31

ALPHONSE DEBAIN – COFFEE AND TEA SERVICE, CIRCA 1900

COFFEE AND TEA SERVICE, CIRCA 1900
Siver with a decor of papyrus comprising:
A coffee pot, a tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. The tray in silvered metal
With French Minerva mark and silversmith mark
The tray: 60 x 44.5 cm.
The coffee pot: 24 cm. high

Exhibition
Exposition universelle, Paris, 1900

Bibliography
Art et Décoration, December 1900. The coffee pot and the milk jug are illustrated p. 167
Roger Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Delagrave éditeur, Paris 1901: The coffee pot and the milk jug are illustrated p. 67

LOETZ – ALPHONSE DEBAIN – LA MAISON MODERNE – VASE, CIRCA 1899

VASE, CIRCA 1899
Iridescent glass with a floral design attributed to Loetz. The mount and the base in silver attributed to Debain.
With French Minerva mark; silversmith mark; Russian import mark 84
These pieces were sold at the Maison Moderne
The mount with two handles can be attributed to Henry Van de Velde
11.3 cm. high

ADOLPHE TRUFFIER – ALPHONSE DEBAIN SILVERSMITH – A “SAFRAN” VASE, CIRCA 1900

A “SAFRAN” VASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt and blue enamel
With silversmith marks
21 cm. high

Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, 1899
Exposition Universelle, 1900

Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, ill. p. 174
L’Orfèvrerie aux Salons de 1901, Revue de la Bijouterie, de la Joaillerie et de l’Orfèvrerie, August 1901, ill. p. 130