Footnotes

• Jewels by the French Imperial jeweller, Gustave Baugrand (1826-1870), are rare. In 1867, at the height of his short-lived career, he exhibited his superlative designs in a non-competitive capacity, under the title 'Joaillier de SM l'Empereur' at the Exposition Universelle in Paris to much critical acclaim. A peacock brooch similar to this may be seen in the photograph of his stand published by the jewellery historian, Henri Vever, in 1908. Baugrand is known to have made jewels for the personal collections of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie as well as the Queen of Portugal. At the 1867 Paris Exposition, he also came to the attention of the British collector, the Earl of Dudley. Baugrand was awarded the Legion d'Honneur for his services to the jewellery industry. His career was cut short in 1870 when he died during the Siege of Paris.
  
  See Vever, Henri, 'French Jewellery of the 19th Century', translation by Purcell, Katherine, London, 2001, page 770, for an illustration of a similar peacock brooch by Baugrand.

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