A French silver ewer and basin by Debain & Flamant, Paris 1838-1972 1st standard (.950), circa 1870, the baluster ewer with a shaped moulded rim, a leaf-capped high scroll handle with bulrushes, embossed with a vacant reserve flanked by flowers and scroll foliage, on a lobed domed foot, 30.5cm (12in) high; the scroll bordered basin with bulrushes to the edges and similar engraved decoration, 37cm (14 1/2in) diameter Provenance: Christie's sale 12th May 1982, lot 143. Debain & Flamant used this mark from 1864 to 1874 at 140 rue du Temple, Paris.