Brooch with Serpent and Trident
Manufacturer: Marret & Baugrand (French)
Date: about 1852-1864
Dimensions:
H: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); W: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Depth: 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Medium: Silver top gold set with diamonds and rubies
Place of Origin: Paris
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jones, Jr. Fund, funds given by Barbara and Gary Hansen, and funds given by Thomas Halsted and Janet and Ricardo Zapata in honor of Roger M. Berkowitz
Object number: 2003.47
Label Text:Jeweler Gustave Baugrand (1826–1870) formed a partnership with Paul Marret in 1852, establishing Marret & Baugrand in Paris. After his partner’s death, Baugrand took over sole management from 1864 on. . The firm’s reputation for fine gem-set jewelry brought about their first commission from the trend-setting Empress Eugénie of France for a diamond-set comb, and Baugrand continued to supply the French Imperial court with his sophisticated and inventive pieces.
Baugrand’s remarkable displays at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle earned him the medal of the Legion of Honor, but he died a few years later at the untimely age of 44. He was acknowledged by famed jeweler Henri Vever as “the Boucheron of his time.”
Baugrand’s remarkable displays at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle earned him the medal of the Legion of Honor, but he died a few years later at the untimely age of 44. He was acknowledged by famed jeweler Henri Vever as “the Boucheron of his time.”
Description407 old mine cut diamonds (approximately 32 cts.)
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