This exquisite 18th-century French snuff box once belonged in the private collection of the prestigious Rothschild family and was made by the famed French gold and silversmith Robert-Joseph Auguste. Such an exceptional keepsake boasting the detail found in this piece would only have been made for someone of great wealth and power...characteristics that the name Rothschild has embodied for over 200 years.

Circa 1780

The Rothschild's are known throughout the world as businessmen, philanthropists, cultural conservationists and art collectors, renowned for their commissions of phenomenal works by the greatest artisans of the day. The Paris House of Rothschild in particular was the most powerful banking family for over 50