Original Vintage: Black Lizard Skin Leather Frame Handbag 
 
Dating from: 1940s early 1950s
 
Label: Mapin & Webb Ltd. A British treasure founded in 1775 who make high end goods of the best quality and design.
 
Measurements: 
Height 7” (17.5 cm)
Width 10 ½ “(26.5 cm) 
Depth 2 ¼”(6 cm)
Strap Drop 7” (18 cm)
 
Made of: Rich brown lizard skin, lined in tan suede with an open pocket on one side and a metal zipped pocket that is lined in burgundy taffeta, and mirror, and lipstick pocket on the other. 
 
Style: Classic Kelly Bag (named after Grace Kelly who often wore this style of handbag and later became the Patron of the Mapin & Web Edinburgh store)
 
Features: The metal frame is covered beautifully in lizard skin the top, the front and back of the bag are each covered in two panels of lizard skin and there is a 1” (2.5cm) finishing strip trim on the front and back of the bag.
 
Closure: Brass spring thumb clip at centre 
 
Vintage Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition: little bit of wear on the top corners still a stunning piece that 
 
Vintage items are not new they date back to a particular era, some have survived in amazing condition, while others may show some signs of age but we feel they still deserve to make it into our collection. Therefore, we have listed our items into three Conditions:
 
Excellent Vintage Condition: Means the item is in great shape for its age. (Most of our stock will fall into this category)