Bilston & Battersea Enamels Mother Day 1975 Box

This box issued for Mother's Day was one of the original Bilston & Battersea boxes from the 1970's, and is marked such on the interior. The clasp closes tightly. The brass bezel has some spotting and could use some polishing. It sometimes pops off when one attempts to open the box, so you may want to have it re-glued. The enamel base is a yellow and gold basket weave design. The interior is white with a bucolic landscape on the lid. The top of the lid is decorated with a bouquet of yellow daffodils, paper-white narcissus, and orange tulips. The enamel box is in excellent condition. It measures 1.75" in diameter across the lid and about 1.25" tall. It comes in the original turquoise box with velvet interior. The box has a tear on the front corner as shown in the photos, where apparently an old label was removed and took a small area of the turquoise with it. The interior of the lid states "By appointment to H. M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Halcyon Days Ltd. London Suppliers of Objects D'Art." According to Susan Benjamin in her book, The First 25 Years of Halcyon Days Enamels, "Between 1972 and 1987 we were honoured to be granted their [the British Royal Family] royal warrants as the first ever 'Suppliers of Objects d'Art' and one of just ten firms to hold all four royal warrants." Also enclosed is the original Certificate of Origin signed "Susan" in the corner which describes the history of the craft.

Item ID: 1284