159 - Group of cupids as an allegory of music. Base curved at the front with ornamental borders in relief. A group of three cupids arranged atop rocky terrain, featuring a transverse flute and music stand, a lyre, and a trumpet. A putto seated in the center as Apollo, wearing a laurel wreath and holding a lyre. At his feet lies a stack of books with a violin and bow. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 10. Restored; minimally restored; Sword mark. Height 22.5 cm.

Group of cupids as an allegory of music. Base curved at the front with ornamental borders in relief. A group of three cupids arranged atop rocky terrain, featuring a transverse flute and music stand, a lyre, and a trumpet. A putto seated in the center as Apollo, wearing a laurel wreath and holding a lyre. At his feet lies a stack of books with a violin and bow. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 10. Restored; minimally restored; Sword mark. Height 22.5 cm. A cast version of a figure group designed by Acier in 1774 as part of the so-called “Great Russian Order” for Empress Catherine II of Russia, known as Catherine the Great. See Pietsch, Cat. Meissen for the Tsars, fig. 35, p. 107. An allegorical porcelain figure group depicting music for the “Great Russian Order” of Catherine the Great. Restored. Minor chipping. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Second half of the 19th century.