9 7 4 , ▁to ▁am ic ably ▁dissol ve ▁their ▁company . ▁The ▁Herz - Bel per ron ▁company ▁was ▁liquid ated ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁But ▁this ▁decision ▁did ▁not ▁sign ify ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁professional ▁work . ▁Whether ▁in ▁France ▁or ▁abroad , ▁loyal ▁clients ▁had ▁for ged ▁great ▁b onds ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁trust ▁with ▁her ▁over ▁many ▁years . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁her ▁services , ▁so ▁she ▁val ued ▁their ▁j ew els ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁inheritance , ▁ins urance ▁or ▁g ifts ▁to ▁museum s . ▁However , ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ▁refused ▁all ▁propos als ▁for ▁collaboration ▁( including ▁T iff any ▁& ▁Co ) ▁to ▁re - edit ▁her ▁j ew ell ery ▁collection . ▁ ▁Bel per ron ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁trag ic ▁accident ▁in ▁her ▁bath ▁( scal ding ▁herself ▁in ▁a ▁hot ▁bath ) ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁Mar ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y - two . ▁Child less , ▁she ▁be que athed ▁her ▁property ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁friend . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ob liv ion ▁to ▁reb irth ▁ ▁The ▁au ction ▁of ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁W inds or ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁j ew els ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁her ▁designs ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁time , ▁Bel per ron ' s ▁name ▁was ▁largely ▁forgotten ▁until ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁j