Alphonse Debain (active in Paris between 1883 and 1911) Household set of 170 pieces in 950-thousandth silver. Floral and acanthus-leaf pattern, including : 24 table forks; 12 table spoons; 12 entremets cutlery; 12 table knives with forged silver handles and stainless steel blades; 12 cheese knives with forged silver handles and stainless steel blades; 12 fruit knives with forged silver handles and silver blades; 12 ice cream spoons; 12 fish cutlery; 12 oyster spoons; 8 coffee spoons; 12 knife-holders; a salad server; a fish server; an ice-cream scoop; a pie scoop; two dusters; sugar tongs; two sauce spoons; two vegetable spoons; a meat set with forged silver handles, steel blades and teeth; a ladle; asparagus tongs with forged silver and metal handles; and a ladle. Mercury hallmark. Goldsmith's hallmark: "AD et flamant", for Alphonse Debain, hallmark inscribed in 1883. Weight of silver pieces 8.105 g. Total gross weight 9.765 g. In a two-leaf oak case with five drawers. Height 33 Width 48 Depth 40 cm (key missing). Joint: Puiforcat. 10 silver mocha spoons, shell, knot and acanthus leaf design. Mercury hallmark, 1st title. Goldsmith: "EP au canif". Weight 125 g. Alphonse Debain, ca. 1900. A 170-piece set of sterling silver cutlery. In its wooden storage canteen. "Son and grandson of Parisian silversmiths established since 1847 on rue du Temple, Alphonse Debain had his hallmark registered in 1883 and moved to 79 rue du Temple, where he succeeded Philippe Berthier, who specialized in small table and religious silverware. He presented his first creations at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, winning a gold medal for his flatware and a toilet service." in Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.