Luigi Mascelli

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. "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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