Description

TL 1822 ST PAUL'S WALDEN ST PAUL'S WALDEN BURY

10/195 Pair of sphinxes to south of temple in
theatre in the gardens at The Bury at
Grid Ref TL 1887 2205 (formerly listed as
27.5.68 The Gardens at St Paul's Walden Bury)

GV II

Pair of statues of sphinxes. C18 probably English after French models of
time of Louis XIV. Lead figures on limestone plinths. 2 crouched
half-lifesize figures with paws extended facing one another. E figure
has tasselled covering extended to form the back of a dress with
enlarged shoulders to female torso with hair in a kerchief. Rusticated
base to figure. Broad moulded base and cap to stone plinth with
bead-moulded sunk panel in each face. W figure similar but dress has
bows to shoulders and she wears a choker and her hair in a bun. The
figures are probably not representations of particular persons.

Listing NGR: TL1887022050

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26471819

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