Halcyon Days Enamel Trinket Box Pastel Flowers Aqua Blue

Description

This enamel trinket box is painted in exquisite detail - a bouquet of flowers, complete with a butterfly and framed … more This enamel trinket box is painted in exquisite detail - a bouquet of flowers, complete with a butterfly and framed by roses, is set against an aqua blue background with subtle lattice detail. Open to a spray of flowers under the lid. Rectangular in shape with a softly rounded lid and brass fittings.
Halcyon Days Enamels, England, Bilston & Battersea Enamels Revival
Length: 2 ½ In.
Depth: 1 ¼ In.
Height: 7/8 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.
A meticulous craftsperson, Brigid Berlin loved needlepoint and decoupage. As 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. Her apartment was filled with bespoke pieces of needlepoint, decoupage, silver, and trinkets that portrayed both her affection for animals and her whimsical flair. Her New York City apartment was featured in the December/January 2000 issue of Elle Décor. less