Alphonse DEBAIN (active 1883-1911, company since 1847), Wine jug

sterling silver (950), hallmarked (hallmark of the assay office with the head of Minerva and the sample, goldsmith's mark in a diamond), glass; height 28 cm, width 16.6 cm, depth 12.6 cm
Paris, late 19th-early 20th century.
On a circular exalted silver foot, framed by a profiled band with scrolls, with a body of clear, crystal, ribbed glass, with a silver-wrought neck, with a triangular spout, with a dome-shaped lid, surmounted by a pinnacle, with a massive, broken ear, ending in an acanthus leaf on both sides.
The company was founded in 1847 by François-Alphonse Debain. In 1883 his grandson, Alphonse, succeeded the firm of goldsmith Philippe Berthier and took over his mark by adding his initials.