In the foreground, there is a gracefully curved, ornamented pedestal. On top of it, a composed group of three cherubs is situated between the entablature, architrave, and capital, with a ruler and blueprint for planning and measuring the architectural components. The polychrome painting is adorned with gold staffage. Possibly by Michel Victor Acier. Model number 6. Some restoration is evident; crossed swords mark. Height: 31 cm. Width: 21 cm. This is a rendition of a figure group designed by Acier in 1774 from the so-called "Great Russian Order" for Empress Catherine II of Russia, also known as Catherine the Great. See Pietzsch, Kat. Meissen for the Tsars, number 190. An allegorical porcelain figure group representing the architecture for the "Great Russian Order" of Catherine the Great. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1900.