A fine 9ct. gold & enamel cigarette case presented by the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh to their Treasurer J.M. Scott in 1929, by S Blanc

A fine 9ct. gold & enamel cigarette case presented by the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh to their Treasurer J.M. Scott in 1929, by S Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Birmingham,1929, in original fitted red leather & gilt tooled retailer's case for Mackay & Chisholm of Princes Street, Edinburgh, the cover of the cigarette case exquisitely enamelled with the arms of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh comprising two red jacketed golfers either side of the coat of arms for the City of Edinburgh with its Latin motto NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA [WITHOUT GOD EVERYTHING FAILS], beneath is inscribed with the Society's motto FAR AND SURE, the reverse of the case engraved ROYAL BURGESS GOLFING SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, PRESENTED TO J.M. SCOTT, A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF THE CONSTANT TACT, INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE SO SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED BY HIM AS TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY 1915-1917 AND 1921-1928, DECEMBER 1929, in fine, original unused condition, 8 by 11cm., 3 1/4 by 4 1/4in., weight 159gr. 5oz. 2dwt. Provenance: By family descent The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh traces its origins back into the eighteenth century with the first publicly recorded explicit reference to its existence in 1735 appearing in a nineteenth century edition of the Edinburgh Almanac. The founding members were the city's merchants, writers, bankers and others and they played their golf on Bruntsfield Links. On 2 July 1800, the Town Council granted to the Society a Seal of Cause whereby it became a legal corporation with power to hold property, make its own by-laws and regulations and promote the game of golf amongst its members. Shortly afterwards, the Burgess Society changed its motto from 'Long and Far' to 'Far and Sure' and from about 1787, the Society was known as the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society until by Royal Edict dated 30 September 1929 His Majesty King George V commanded that the name be changed to The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh. Due to increasing congestion and traffic on the Bruntsfield Links, the Society moved to Musselburgh in 1874 where they shared a course with The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, the Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society and the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club. However, golf had become so popular that by the 1880's Musselburgh too became overcrowded. The Honourable Company moved to Muirfield in 1891 and The Burgess Society also looked around for a home of its own. They eventually chose Barnton where the Course was formally opened on 3 May 1895 and the clubhouse completed two years later.