Gold Boxes: Masterpieces from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection

This small volume on precious gold boxes-specifically 18th-century snuffboxes-features some of the most beautiful examples from the famous collection of Sir Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert. Their passion for elegance, color, beauty, and craftsmanship is palpable in every single artifact they acquired. Used by aristocrats to signify taste, status, and wealth in the single gesture of taking a pinch of snuff, boxes like these were meant to be admired from up close. These miniature masterpieces we...