{"product_id":"1950s-kigu-barrel-cigarette-case-or-lipstick-holder-with-marcasite-decoration","title":"Vintage 1950s KIGU Barrel Cigarette Case or Lipstick Holder with Engine Turned Enamel Lid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a very lovely late 1950s or early 1960s vintage Kigu metal case. It comes in its original retail box, as photographed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would have originally been designed to store a few little cigarettes for a lady to pop in her handbag and have a wee sneaky \"puff\" perhaps at a party or event.  These days it might be considered more of a glamourous box to keep a special lipstick in - or little personal effects.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very pretty example and a rarer example - with its cream-coloured engine-turned enamel or guilloche enamel on the lid and a sweet little marcasite floral embellishment.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is barrel-shaped and made of a warm gold-coloured metal. It has a cream-coloured guilloche enamel on the top - there are little areas to the left-hand side (only noticeable under a magnifying glass) - and has plain engine-turned decoration on the base. Each end is decorated with vertical parallel ridges. It is hinged to the back and it can be opened up completely flat. It has a good hinge and snaps shut easily and securely. Behind the catch section inside - you can see the words: Made in England \/ Kigu.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case is clean and in excellent condition. The matt gold interior is without scratching. The best thing about this little case - is the applied marcasite navette-shape and floral embellishment on the lid. The marcasite decoration that twinkles in the light. This is a rare survivor with the fine enamelling and its original box and felt pouch - this is reflected in my asking price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 3 1\/2 inches in length (9 cm); The height is just over an inch (3 cm). The depth is just over 1 1\/2 inches (4.2 cm). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40062746689600,"sku":"£65. Sold for £50","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/vintage-1950s-kigu-barrel-cigarette-case-or-lipstick-holder-with-engine-turned-enamel-lid-551.webp?v=1781476816","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1950s-kigu-barrel-cigarette-case-or-lipstick-holder-with-marcasite-decoration","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}