
This is a vintage Reuge carousel music box, designed to serve as both a cigarette dispenser and a lipstick holder. This specific model features green porcelain panels decorated with floral patterns gilt metal base. The feet are a gargoyle-like figure head. Origin: Often made in Italy with a Swiss musical movement. Design: A carousel-style mechanical dispenser. When the music box is wound (via a key at the base) and activated by a button, the music plays while the vertical panels rotate or flip to reveal hidden compartments. Decoration: Hand-painted floral motifs on porcelain, often capped with a small figurine such as a cherub or putti. Date: These items were particularly fashionable during the 1940s through the 1960s. Functionality: Originally intended to hold and dispense individual cigarettes or tubes of lipstick. Dimensions: Typically stand about 13 inches high with a 7.5-inch diameter on the bottom. Condition Considerations: the musical movement still functional, however the mechanical doors do not open correctly. They require assistance to open.