for the pavilion by the Sleigh Hills, 7 allegorical scenes from a series of 8 scenes in total, porcelain, polychromed and gilt: “Music”, standing amorette with laurel wreath holding a trumpet in the right hand, seated Cupid with laurel wreath playing the lyre, a foot resting on 3 books with violin and violin bow, Cupid playing the transverse flute, in the foreground a music stand with sheet music, height: 22,5 cm, model no. 10, former no. 104; “Geometry”, seated amorette holding a globe and compass, next to her Cupid with compass in the right hand, at his feet a telescope, angle measure, and ruler, Cupid holding an open book in the right hand and a magnifying glass in the left hand, height: 19 cm, partly restored, model no. 13, red painter no. 22; “Painting”, seated Cupid holding a palette and painting a portrait. in the background Cupid with portfolio, leaning on the easel and watching, with paint box and cloth below, height: 19 cm, small restorations, model no. 5, red painter no. 66; “Sculpture”, central pedestal with a bust of Catherine II., tools, standing Cupid with chisel and hammer, seated Cupid drawing the sculpture, on the right a Cupid holding a Belvedere torso, height: 20,5 cm, small restorations, model no. 4, former no. 111, painter no. 60; “Poetry”, central obelisk with gilt sphere, laurel wreath and light purple band, the base with a medallion containing the portrait of Tsarina Catherine II., on the side Cupid as Apollo with a laurel wreath in the hair and a lyre in the left hand, a seated Cupid holding an open book in the left hand, bearing the inscription: "Historie de Russie sous le régne de Catharina II. Alexiewna la Grande”, writing with the right hand, in the background a flying amorette with trumpet, height: 29,5 cm, restorations, model no. 11, former no, 144, red painter no. 68; “Astronomy”, central table with globe, measure, and compass, standing winged Cupid, reading in a book, in the foreground a seated Cupid looking through a telescope, a Cupid drawing planetary orbits on a white plate, height: 19,5 cm, model no. 9, former no. 100; “Arithmetic”, Cupid seated with a quill and open book on its knees, the left hand reaching for the forehead as a sign of hard thinking, writing set with ink pot, pen, and tray, in the foreground Cupid sitting on a book, counting on his fingers, in the background a standing amorette holding a scroll in the left hand and checking the lines, height: 21 cm, small restorations, model no. 12, former no. 59, red painter no. 49; the bases with curved facing sides, gilt edging and rosa bands and green leaf relief;
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords 2nd half 19th cent., model by Michel Victor Acier 1774–1775 (Ru)

Lit.: Meissen für die Zaren, Dresden 2004, p 107, ill. 35, 36, p 122, ill. 187, p 124, 125, ill. 189–192;