English Enamel Trinket Box, Halcyon Days

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Vintage Halcyon Days enamel trinket box, made in England and decorated with whimsical flair.
English trinket box is perfect for … Read more Vintage Halcyon Days enamel trinket box, made in England and decorated with whimsical flair.
English trinket box is perfect for a collector or someone with a shoe collection! Its round top features Victorian era shoes, while the sides show a modern style, from leopard-heeled platforms to bow-tied pumps. All in pastels over a buttery background framed by festoons. The inside reads: "'Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me.' A 16th-century English maxim which inspired the association of shoes with good fortune," with three additional shoes for good measure.
Height: 1 1/8 In.
Diameter: 1 5/8 In.

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PROVENANCE: Estate of Brigid Berlin
Brigid Berlin was a dear friend of Andy Warhol, who nicknamed Brigid “The Duchess” – it is said that they spoke on the telephone every morning at 9:00 from 1964 until his untimely death in 1987. Brigid had an endearing style that was a cross between her Fifth Avenue upbringing and the downtown art world. An artist in her own right – she mastered the polaroid camera and impromptu cassette tape recordings – with subjects from Lou Reed, Roy Lichtenstein, Dennis Hopper, John Lennon, and Warhol himself. Her photographs were published in 2015 by Reel Art Press in “Brigid Berlin: Polaroids,” and Atlantic Records released her recording “The Velvet Underground, Live at Max’s Kansas City” in 1972.


Brigid was a collector, and her apartment was filled with bespoke pieces of decoupage, porcelain, and silver pieces that portrayed her whimsical flair. New York City apartment, which she decorated herself, was featured in the December/January 2000 issue of the magazine, Elle Decor. See less