Brooch with Serpent and Trident

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Brooch with Serpent and Trident

Manufacturer Marret & Baugrand (French)

Place of OriginParis, France

Dateabout 1852-1864

DimensionsH: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); W: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Depth: 1 in. (2.6 cm)

MediumSilver top gold set with diamonds and rubies

ClassificationJewelry

Credit LinePurchased 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

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 34, Jewelry Gallery

Description407 old mine cut diamonds (approximately 32 cts.)

Label TextJeweler 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.”Exhibition HistoryMidland, Michigan, "The Nature of Diamonds, " July - November 2002.