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Schloss Ahlden

160 - Group of Cupids as an Allegory of Arithmetic. Base with a gently curving profile and relief ornamental borders. A group of cupids arranged across rocky terrain, pondering a problem. Two seated cupids, one with an open book and the other with an inkwell and quill. On the reverse, another standing putto holding an unrolled scroll. Polychrome painting with gold outlining. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 12. Minimally restored; sword mark. H. 21 cm. 18 cm x 12 cm.

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€2,400 - 4,800

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28.57%

Group of Cupids as an Allegory of Arithmetic. Base with a gently curving profile and relief ornamental borders. A group of cupids arranged across rocky terrain, pondering a problem. Two seated cupids, one with an open book and the other with an inkwell and quill. On the reverse, another standing putto holding an unrolled scroll. Polychrome painting with gold outlining. Designed by Michel Victor Acier. Model No. 12. Minimally restored; sword mark. H. 21 cm. 18 cm x 12 cm. A cast 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. 192. An allegorical porcelain figure group of the arithmetic modelled by M.V. Acier from the “Great Russian Order” of Tsarina Catherine the Great. Minor chipping/restoration. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1900.

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Auction details

International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART I
Friday, December 4
10:00 AM
Grosse Strasse 1
29693 Ahlden, Germany

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Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.de
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