Anders Stafhell, born in 1730, was the son of Gustaf Stafhell the Elder. On April 14, 1744, in Stockholm, he was registered as an apprentice in his father's workshop. In October 1747, he obtained the status of a journeyman, and in 1752, he went to France. On July 10, 1755, he became a master goldsmith in Stockholm and in the same year, together with his brother Gustaf Stafhell the Younger, took over the management of their father's workshop. From the late 1770s to approximately 1775, they worked for the royal court. Probably, some items with the mark of Gustaf Stafhell the Younger, who became a master in 1752, are actually the result of their joint work. Anders Stafhell died in 1794. Previously, the authorship of this snuffbox was attributed to Anders Zachun, however, the date letter O indicates that it was manufactured in 1772 — a year before Zachun received the right to stamp marks on his items. Motifs such as garlands on the lid and side surfaces, as well as floral rosettes on the base, testify that Stafhell was familiar with the stylistic shift towards neoclassicism that occurred in Paris in the preceding decade. The master's familiarity with the constantly changing Parisian fashion is not surprising, considering that he spent some time in that city.

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