Building record 1156702012 - PAIR OF STATUES OF YOUNG LOVERS, E. END OF UPPER S. TERRACE, WADDESDON

Summary

Pair of eighteenth to nineteenth century marble garden statues

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  • Listed Building (II) ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1124328: PAIR OF STATUES OF YOUNG LOVERS AT EAST END OF UPPER SOUTH TERRACE (DBC4259)

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Type and Period (1)

  • STATUE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

GRADE II. PAIR OF STATUES. C18-C19 COPY FROM THE ANTIQUE. CARVED MARBLE. ONE STATUE SHOWS CUPID AND PSYCHE, COPIED FROM A PIECE IN THE CAPITOLINE MUSEUM, ROME. THE OTHER IS A COPY OF THE BACCHUS AND ARIADNE IN THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON. C19 STONE PE -DESTALS WITH MOULDED BASES, CORNICES & PANELS (B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p74.
  • <2>SBC4631 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 4.
  • <3>SBC4649 Bibliographic reference: S Eriksen. 1965. WADDESDON MANOR: A GUIDE TO THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 73360 16501 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Jul 28 2010 4:17PM

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