Building record 1156702017 - SET OF 4 STATUES AT CORNERS OF FOUNTAIN TERRACE, WADDESDON MANOR

Summary

Four eighteenth century marble garden statues

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  • Listed Building (II) ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1159464: SET OF 4 STATUES AT CORNERS OF FOUNTAIN TERRACE (DBC2422)

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Type and Period (1)

  • STATUE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

GRADE II. 4 LARGE STATUES. MID C18, ITALIAN. CARVED MARBLE. 4 GODDESSES: A) AT NE CORNER, DRAPED, WITH GARLAND AND WREATH OF LAUREL. B) AT SE CORNER, PAR-TIALLY DRAPED, HOLDING BALL, COMPASSES AND LILIES. C) AT SW CORNER, NUDE, HOLD-ING A SMALL CUP AND A SHORT STAFF. D) AT NW CORNER, NUDE, [MORE] (B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p76.
  • <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 Centred SP 73327 16461 (94m by 87m)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Oct 13 2017 4:00PM

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