Luigi Mascelli

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Luigi Mascelli (1804-1825) was an Italian goldsmith from Rome. [1] He designed decorative boxes, [1] one of which is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. [2] In 1998, one of his boxes was sold for over $7,000 at a Christie's auction. [3] A decade later, at a 2008 auction held at Sotheby's, one of his boxes was sold for over $40,000. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A MICROMOSAIC AND MOTTLED GREEN HARDSTONE BOX WITH GOLD MOUNTS, LUIGI MASCELLI, ROME, 1815-1825". Sotheby's. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Box". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICRO-MOSAIC". Christie's. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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