Gold Boxes and Miniatures of the Eighteenth Century : The James A. Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor,

One of the great treasures of Waddesdon Manor is the group of objects in gold, decorated with prec- ious or semi-precious stones and often with minia- tures or enamels. The most important of these is t he unrivalled series of exquisitely made French gold boxes,usually intended for snuff.