Debacq & Cie
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 «Debacq, Peyret & fils Successeurs» logo, around 1930 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Jewellery |
| Founded | 1812 |
| Founder | Raymond Sabe |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Raymond Sabe, Victor Peyret, Sinice Debacq, Eugène & Marcel Peyret |
| Products | Jewellery |
Debacq & Cie is a French luxury jeweller. It was founded in 1812 by Raymond Sabe in the Saint-Nicolas-des-champs district of Paris.[1] It was operated by Sinice Debacq and three generations of his decent until the 1950s.[2]
History
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Debacq & Cie was established in Paris in 1812 by Raymond Sabe, who manufactured and traded gold jewellery on 358 rue de la Port St Denis.[3][4] In 1838, he handed the business to his nephews Félix, Victor and Pierre Eugène.[5] Together with Sinice Debacq (the husband of Sabe’s niece) they started a new company "Debacq et Sabe", also known as "Debacq et Sabe neveu" with a store at Royale St Martin 29.[5][6][7]
In February 1863, M. Francois-Philippe-Sinice Debacq and M. Pierre Sabe established "Debacq et Sabe jeune" on rue Réaumur, 31.[8]
Debacq participated in the 1873 Vienna World's Fair.[9]
Henri Vever, author of La bijouterie francaise au XIXe siecle (1800-1900) (1908) briefly mentions the firm among other "renowned jewelers" of the French Third Republic.[10] In the beginning of the XX century, "Debacq, Peyret & Cie" was well-known for working with diamonds.[11]
After Debacq's death, his sons-in law and grandsons continued the activity under the names "Debacq Peyret & fils successeurs", "Peyret & fils" and ultimately "Peyret & Cie". Creation and production ended with the termination of the company in the 1950s. A member of the 5th generation created a new "Peyret" company for the trade of gold jewellery in the 1960s, which was sold at the end of the century.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]Before the World War I Debacq produced a number of pieces in Art Nouveau style alongside more traditional diamond set jewels. The firm used plique-à-jour enamel technique to create items such as a dragonfly brooch with translucent, lacy wings that fluttered when worn.[5][12] Creation and Production ended with WWII.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sotheby's world guide to antiques and their prices. Penguin Books. 1985. ISBN 9780140081749.
- Mellot, Philippe (1993). Paris sens dessus-dessous: Marville et Nadar, photographies 1852-1870. Editions Michèle Trinckvel. ISBN 9782851320377.
References
[edit]- ^ "Auctioneers are offering free valuations of jewellery, coins and medals". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 2018-07-12. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Richard, Jean-Jacques (2017-04-10). "DEBACQ, 200 ans d'une histoire de joailliers méconnus". BIJOUX ET PIERRES PRECIEUSES (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Late 19th century diamond devant-de-corsage and brooch, Debacq & Cie". Christie's. 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Lot 203". Dix Noonan Webb. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ a b c "Debacq & Cie". Hancocks & Co. 2020-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Charles, Lamy (1840). Annuaire général du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration (in French). Paris: Firmin-Didot frères. p. 186 – via Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ Bellavitis, Anna; Zucca Micheletto, Beatrice, eds. (2018). Gender, Law and Economic Well-Being in Europe from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 9781351334211 – via Google Books.
- ^ "3379". Le Droit, journal des tribunaux. 1863-02-28. pp. 213–214. Retrieved 2021-04-05 – via retronews.fr.
- ^ Exposition Universelle de Vienne, 1873. France: produits industriels (in French). Exposition Universelle de Vienne. 1873 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Vever, Henri (1908). La bijouterie francaise au XIXe siecle (1800-1900) (in French). Vol. III. La troisieme republique. H. Floury. p. 643 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Županič, Jan (2016). "Kníže a dáma: Josef Colloredo-Mannsfeld a Lucy Sophie de Jonquet" [Prince and the lady: Josef Colloredo-Mannsfeld and Lucy Sophie de Jonquet]. Historický Obzor (in Czech) (XI–XII): 272.
- ^ "Lot n° 30: Maison Debacq". Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot (in French). Hôtel Drouot. 2021-03-12. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-05.