A rare Art Copy of a Vapheio Cup, late 19th century, Emile Gillieron (Swiss, 1850 – 1924) marked “E. Gillieron Athens”. Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup. Gilt copper-alloy electrotype.
The cup comes from the famous Dr. Walter Heihs collection and has the inventory nr. 522 marked at the bottom.
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The National Gallery of Athens, where an entire gallery is devoted to Gillieron replicas of works from Greece’s Bronze Age, also contains this object.
Height of the cup: 7,4 cm, diameter 13,5 cm incl. handle. (3 inches by 5 1/4 in diameter).
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
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