So I’ve gotten a couple of questions about everyone’s favorite 1740s does 1980s snuff box! (pictured below. Because honestly, it’s great). So I figured I would address the one that keeps coming up: is it really from the 1740s????
Yes! Yes it is.
So this snuffbox is apart of the 2015 Bettina Looram de Rothschild accession. Pretty much all of the items in the accession are from past Rothschild family members, giving it a pretty solid provenance. There’s also a maker’s mark. Interestingly, the maker, Louis Robin, only operated for a short amount of time (1738-1744), giving the box only a small window to be made in.
