Various Properties (Lots 56-66)
Lot 60
A tall Corinthian pottery alabastron
23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond Street£1,200 - £1,500
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A tall Corinthian pottery alabastron
Early Corinthian, circa 620-590 B.C.
Decorated with a confronting swan and panther, their bodies filling the height of the vessel, rosettes in the field 19cm high
Decorated with a confronting swan and panther, their bodies filling the height of the vessel, rosettes in the field 19cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Henning Throne-Holst (1895-1980) collection, Stockholm.
The Collection of the Late Henning Throne-Holst; Christie's, London, 8 June 1988, lot 27.
Private collection, Sweden.
Property from a Swedish Private Collection; Christie's, London, 27 October 2004, lot 426.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.
Published:
Antika Vaser, Samling Henning Throne-Holst, private publication, 1975, no. 4.
Henning Throne-Holst was a distinguished industrialist and noted collector, who held numerous diverse memberships, including that of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the National Swedish Arts Council. In recognition of his cultural contribution, a portrait of him was commissioned by the Swedish State as part of a collection honouring distinguished Swedes.