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Overview
Porcelain and gilt-bronze mounts frame a portrait of MacMahon, identified by Cleveland as the vase’s first owner. His military career preceded his presidency of France’s Third Republic. The 89.2 cm vessel bears a reverse date of 1873 and Sèvres decoration marks for 1874.
Its credited craftspeople distinguish throwing, sculpture, gilding and decoration. The recorded ownership chain names descendants, with uncertainty about their location, and New York dealers; it does not establish a complete transfer history.
History & identity
French decorative arts
Sources & representation
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Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Vase with Portrait of President MacMahon (1979.40)
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- Primary institutional object recordVase with Portrait of President MacMahon — Cleveland Museum of Art 1979.40Research access: 2026-10-21
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