{"product_id":"1924-paris-olympics-gold-medal-winner-sevres-vase","title":"1924 Paris Olympics Gold Medal Winner Sèvres Vase","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; max-width: 700px; color: #FFFFFF; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e1924 Paris Olympics Gold Medal Winner's Sèvres Porcelain Vase\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Intro paragraphs --\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eThis is one of the rarest and most extraordinary Olympic artifacts in existence — an original 1924 Paris Olympics gold medal winner's vase produced at the world-famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, designed by celebrated French artist M.O. Guillonet and executed by Émile Bracquemond. Standing 13 inches tall and 5.5 inches at its widest point, this magnificent piece of French decorative art was presented by the Paris City Council to the gold medal winners of the VIII Olympiad and is one of only 309 ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003eThe Sèvres vase was only awarded to gold medalists at the 1924 Paris Olympics. After 1924, the rules were changed and winners received only medals, making these surviving examples extremely rare pieces of Olmypic sports history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n  \u003c!-- Sèvres and Guillonet callout box --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #fffbf0; border-left: 4px solid #c8940a; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: #7a5800; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSèvres — the most prestigious porcelain factory in the world\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was established by King Louis XV in the mid-18th century and has operated continuously as France's national porcelain manufactory ever since — producing pieces for French royalty, heads of state, and the world's greatest decorative art collections for nearly 300 years. A Sèvres vase is not merely a decorative object — it is one of the most prestigious art objects a person can own, and recipients throughout history have treated them as treasures. The 1924 Olympic vases were designed by Octave Denis Victor Guillonet, a celebrated Orientalist painter and founding member of the Society of Sport Painters and Sculptors and executed by Émile Bracquemond at the Sèvres factory. Each vase features hand-painted golden laurel branches on a deep French blue background, with four pâte-sur-pâte medallions depicting Olympic sports in white relief on gray oval grounds with green borders. The base bears the appropriate Sèvres maker's marks and the date 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \n   \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eThe VIII Olympiad, held in Paris in the summer of 1924, is one of the most celebrated and romanticized chapters in the history of the Olympic Games — immortalized in the Academy Award-winning film \u003cem\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), which dramatized the stories of British sprinters Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell. The 1924 Games saw 44 nations and over 3,000 athletes compete across 126 events, producing performances that defined the era: Johnny Weissmuller — later famous as Tarzan — won three swimming gold medals; Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi won five gold medals in six days; Uruguay's football team made their stunning debut on the world stage, winning gold and launching one of the great dynasties in international football history. The 1924 Games were also the first at which the Olympic motto \u003cem\u003eCitius, Altius, Fortius\u003c\/em\u003e — Faster, Higher, Stronger — was officially adopted. A vase from these Games is not just a piece of Olympic history. It is a piece of the history of sport itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\n  \u003c!-- Specs table --\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; width: 40%; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e1924\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eEvent\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eVIII Olympiad — Paris Summer Olympics · Gold Medal Winner's Prize\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eM.O. Guillonet (Octave Denis Victor Guillonet, 1872–1967)\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eExecuted by\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eÉmile Bracquemond at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eSèvres pâte-sur-pâte porcelain · hand-painted golden laurel branches on French blue ground\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e13\" tall x 5.5\" wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eTotal produced\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e309 — awarded exclusively to individual gold medalists and team captains\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eSèvres maker's marks and date 1924 to base · \"Décoré à Sèvres 1924\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Quick facts header --\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: #FFFFFF; margin: 0 0 12px; border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding-top: 18px;\"\u003e1924 Paris Olympics Sèvres Vase — Quick Facts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Facts list --\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #FFFFFF; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eOnly 309 of these vases were produced in total — one of the most restricted editions in the history of Olympic artifacts — awarded exclusively to individual gold medalists and the captains of gold-medal winning teams at the 1924 Paris Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eThis was the only Olympics in history to award a Sèvres trophy vase; Pierre de Coubertin opposed the idea but the project proceeded for 1924, after which the rules were changed and only medals were awarded at all subsequent Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eThe Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was established by King Louis XV in the mid-18th century and remains one of the world's most prestigious porcelain manufacturers — a Sèvres piece is among the most coveted objects in French decorative art\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eM.O. Guillonet (1872–1967) was a celebrated Orientalist painter, sports artist, and founding member of the Society of Sport Painters and Sculptors — a fitting choice to design the trophy vase for the greatest sporting event in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eGold medal winners at the 1924 Paris Olympics who received this vase included Johnny Weissmuller (swimming), Paavo Nurmi (distance running), Andrew 'Boy' Charlton (swimming), and members of Uruguay's legendary gold medal football team — the games immortalized in the film \u003cem\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eThe 1924 Paris Games were the first Olympics to officially adopt the motto \u003cem\u003eCitius, Altius, Fortius\u003c\/em\u003e — Faster, Higher, Stronger — the same words that define the Olympic movement to this day\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWhen an example of this vase awarded to legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong was discovered, he had kept it prominently displayed in his living room — a testament to the esteem in which recipients held these extraordinary objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthenticity Guaranteed. 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