Halcyon Days "Tercentenary of Rotten Row" Ltd. Edition Enameled Trinket Box
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Item: Trinket Box
Make: Halcyon Days (England)
Model: The Tercentenary of Rotten Row
Age: 1990
Construction: Enamel Over Copper
Dimensions: 2 1/8" Long x 1 3/4" Wide x 1" Tall
Condition: Excellent pre-owned condition. Flawless. Please see photos.
Details: Small enameled trinket box depicting scenes from London's historic Rotten Row, commemorating the 300th anniversary of it's construction. The box is number 64 of 300 in this limited edition design.
Established at the end of the 17th century by King William III to provide a safer route between Kensington Palace and St. James's Palace, which was lit with 300 oil lamps to deter highwaymen, Rotten Row was the first artificially lit highway in Britain. In the 18th and 19th centuries it became a popular meeting place for upper-class Londoners to ride their horses and been seen around the track.