Debacq & Cie

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Debacq & Cie
Company type Private
Industry Jewellery
Founded1812;213 years ago (1812)
FounderRaymond Sabe
Headquarters
Paris, France
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]

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History

Debacq store on Rue Reaumur 41 rue Reaumur.jpg
Debacq store on Rue Réaumur

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

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Lot 203". Dix Noonan Webb. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  5. 1 2 3 "Debacq & Cie". Hancocks & Co. 2020-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "3379". Le Droit, journal des tribunaux. 1863-02-28. pp. 213–214. Retrieved 2021-04-05– via retronews.fr.
  9. ↑ Exposition Universelle de Vienne, 1873. France: produits industriels (in French). Exposition Universelle de Vienne. 1873 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "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.
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