A very rare Sevres porcelain vase awarded to gold medal winners at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, designed by the artist M.O. Guillonet and executed

A very rare Sevres porcelain vase awarded to gold medal winners at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, designed by the artist M.O. Guillonet and executed by Bracquemond at the Sevres factory, with hand painted golden laurel branches on the French blue background, with white medallions depicting javelin, shot put, boxing and wrestling on a grey background with green border, height 33cm., 13in. These vases were made in various versions to accommodate all Olympic events. They were presented by the Paris City Council to gold medal winners, and surviving examples are very rare. literature: The Official 1924 Olympic Games Report, p.804.