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SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/85 (East Side)
10.11.67 Pedestal and Four Seasons
Vase in Melbourne Hall
Gardens
GV I
Pedestal with vase, 1705, vase by Jan van Nost and pedestal by
Devigne. Erected as part of a French style garden designed by
Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke
of Melbourne Hall. Stone and lead. Panelled pedestal with
moulded base and cornice on stepped square plinth, each panel
carved with foliage and swags and with central roundels
inscribed 'TC'. Magnificent baroque lead vase over supported by
four seated lead monkeys, with gadrooned base to bowl and stem
of bowl decorated with frieze of putti and foliage swags. Lid
with bulbous base has four scrolled handles, each topped by the
head of a Season, with panels between and more swags. The top
is surmounted by a lattice work basket bursting with fruit and
flowers. The vase was presented by Queen Anne to Thomas Coke.
Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I.
See item 6/63 for sources.
Listing NGR: SK3915124785
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Sources
Books and journals Anthony, J, Gardens of Britain, (1979) Green, D, Gardener to Queen Anne, (1956) Hussey, C, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750, (1967) Kerr, V , Melbourne Hall Gardens, (1984) Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, (1978) 'Country Life' in 7 April, (1928), 492 'Country Life' in 23 September, (1899), 368 'Country Life' in 14 April, (1928), 526Other Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 10 Derbyshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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