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158 - Group of cupids as an allegory of astronomy; pedestal with a gracefully curved front featuring a relief border of waves and oak leaves. Set against rocky terrain around a magnificent table with a celestial globe, a group of three cupids is depicted reading, observing through a telescope, and drawing constellations. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 9. Restored; Sword mark. H. 20.5 cm.
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Group of cupids as an allegory of astronomy; pedestal with a gracefully curved front featuring a relief border of waves and oak leaves. Set against rocky terrain around a magnificent table with a celestial globe, a group of three cupids is depicted reading, observing through a telescope, and drawing constellations. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 9. Restored; Sword mark. H. 20.5 cm. A casting of a figure group designed by Acier in 1774 as part of the so-called “Great Russian Order” for Tsarina Catherine II of Russia, known as Catherine the Great. See Pietsch, Cat. Meissen for the Tsars, No. 191. An allegorical porcelain figure group depicting astronomy, modeled by M. V. Acier from the “Great Russian Order” commissioned by Tsarina Catherine the Great. Restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Second half of the 19th century.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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