MANUFACTURE DE SEVRES - Lot 21

MANUFACTURE DE SEVRES Octave Denis Victor GUILLONET (1872-1967) and Emile BRAQUEMOND (1889-1970) Paris Olympic Games vase, model n°3, in porcelain decorated with laurel branches and gold highlights. The body is decorated with white medallions depicting the following sports: fencing, horseback riding (polo player), pelote basque and parallel bar in gymnastics. The neck is outlined with biplanes in long voLong Marks on reverse O. D. V GUILLONNET INV - BRAQUEMOND , S. 1924 D N , R F - MANUFACTURE NATIONALE - DECORES A SEVRES 1924 et MADE IN FRANCE Height: 33 cm. major cracks restored Note: these are the last vases offered to the winning athletes following a new IOC regulation.