Building record 1156702022 - THE FOUR PARTS OF THE WORLD, 4 STATUES 230M TO E. OF WADDESDON MANOR

Summary

Four eighteenth century stone garden statues

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  • Listed Building (II)
  • Listed Building (II) 1332758: THE FOUR PARTS OF THE WORLD 4 STATUES CIRCA 230 METRES EAST OF WADDESDON MANOR

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

GRADE II. SET OF 4 STATUES. C18, VENETIAN, ATTRIBUTED TO GIACOMO CASSETTI. ISTRIAN STONE. STATUES ARE LABELLED AND REPRESENT THE 4 CONTINENTS: A) EUROPA, DRAPED AND CROWNED, HOLDING A DOMED TEMPLE AND A SCEPTRE, WITH A SMALL HORSE BE-HIND AT HER FEET. B) ASIA, DRAPED, HOLDING FLOWERS AND A CENSOR, [MORE](B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p77.
  • <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 73532 16488 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Feb 4 2015 2:30PM

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