Stage Design for the opera "L'Ultima giorno di Pompei," at La Scala, Milan, 1827

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Previously owned by Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee
• Previously owned by Edward Brandegee
• Previously owned by Giovanni Piancastelli
• After Alessandro Sanquirico
• Designed by Romolo Achille Liverani