One of the most lavish and controversial gifts was a gold and diamond snuff box given to Benjamin Franklin after his nine-year diplomatic tour of duty in France. In 1785, King Louis XVI gave the ...

The White House may be courting controversy with President Trump’s plans to accept a luxury jumbo jet from the Qatari government, worth $400 million, as the potential new Air Force One — but ...

The trove, a collection that includes gold coins, bracelets and snuff boxes, weighs roughly 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) and was found inside two containers in a stone mound in a wood on Zvičina ...

South American archaeologists working in conjunction with those from the University of Florida and California’s Stanford University discovered “ancient snuff tubes” hidden deep within the ...

The personal objects found with the coins, including the snuff boxes and compact, may be key to resolving the mystery. The stash contained a mix of items used by both men and women, and given how ...

The iron box housed 16 snuff boxes, 10 bracelets, a wire bag, a comb, a chain, and a powder compact—all gold. Meanwhile, the can’s contents featured 598 gold coins divided into 11 columns ...