East Formal Garden, Statue Of Knifegrinder In North East Corner is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1988. Statue.

East Formal Garden, Statue Of Knifegrinder In North East Corner

WRENN ID: crooked-attic-sparrow
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: West Oxfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 27 July 1988
Type: Statue
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BLENHEIM SP4416 8/7 East Formal Garden, statue of Knifegrinder in NE corner GV II* Statue of knifegrinder. c.1700, by M.Soldani. Bronze statue surmounts moulded limestone ashlar pedestal. Stands in north-east corner of East Formal Gardens, designed by Achille Duchene for Ninth Duke of Marlborough. One of a set of four statues presented to the first Duke of Marlborough. Massimiliano Soldani was one of the foremost Florentine sculptors of his day. (Blenheim Park is included in the HBMC Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I)

Listing NGR: SP4421016144

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