▁ ▁History ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Lomb ard y , ▁Italy , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Vitt orio ▁Nov i ▁from ▁Lan zo ▁d ' Int el vi , ▁a ▁village ▁close ▁to ▁Lake ▁L ug ano ▁in ▁northern ▁Italy , ▁province ▁of ▁Como . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Nov i ▁created ▁the ▁mar ble ▁decor ation ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Mah ai ud th it ▁Bridge ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁ ▁and ▁also ▁did ▁mar ble ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁An anta ▁Sam ak hom ▁Th r one ▁Hall . ▁Here ▁N ol li ▁became ▁his ▁assistant ▁and ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁he ▁earned ▁himself ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Cav ali ere ▁( kn ight ). ▁ ▁In ▁Singapore ▁N ol li ▁later ▁designed ▁the ▁mar ble ▁decor ations ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁Building , ▁Singapore ▁( comple ted ▁ 1 9 2 6 ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Building ▁( comple ted ▁ 1 9 3 9 ). ▁N ol li ▁had ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁cast ▁iron ▁l amps ▁and ▁l ion ▁relief s ▁of ▁the ▁El gin ▁Bridge ▁sp anning ▁the ▁Singapore ▁river ▁( comple ted ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁alleg or ical ▁mar ble ▁bas - rel ief ▁figures ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Com merce , ▁Transport , ▁and ▁Indust ry , ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁hall ▁of ▁the ▁Tan j ong ▁P agar ▁railway ▁station ▁( 1 9 3 2 ). ▁