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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Sevres Pate-sur-pate Porcelain Vase

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Sevres Pate-sur-pate Porcelain Vase

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Auction Date:2021 Jan 21 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:15th Floor WeWork, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Rare and beautiful Sevres pate-sur-pate porcelain vase awarded to gold medal winners at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, measuring approximately 13.25˝ tall and 5.5˝ at its widest point. This splendid vases was designed by M. O. Guillonet and executed by Bracquemond at the world famous porcelain factory of Sevres, and features golden laurel branches hand-painted on a French blue background. The vase features four 'medallions' portraying athletes in white against gray oval backgrounds bordered in light green, with the events depicted being rowing, rugby, diving, and soccer. The bottom bears the appropriate maker’s marks, with the exception of the central Sevres emblem; a previous owner has chipped a hole into the base, modifying it to be used as a decorative lamp. Otherwise, this vase is in exceptional condition.

At the suggestion of the French Olympic Committee, these vases were developed to be given to the first place winners as a 'special souvenir.' Several different variations were produced to accommodate the many different sports, and they were presented by the Paris City Council to gold medal winners in individual events only; a small number were reserved for dignitaries and institutions. Surviving examples of these stunning trophy vases are of the utmost rarity.