Blue Porcelain Vase With Solid Silver Mount, Paul Milet, Sèvres
Artist: Paul Milet (1870-1950)
Paul MILET (1870–1950)
SEVRES circa 1920.
Porcelain baluster vase enameled in speckled blue,
Accented with a Minerva silver mount (950) on the neck and base.
Marked "SÈVRES" in a cartouche on the underside.
Dimensions: 20 cm x 9 cm
Paul Milet was the son of ceramist Félix Optat Milet (1838–1911). After training at the Sèvres Manufactory’s laboratory, he became a chemist and worked at the factory founded by his father in 1866 at 8 RueTroyon in Sèvres, just a stone’s throw from the Manufacture. Beginning in 1890, he gradually took over from his father. Like his father, he continued to benefit from the collaboration of artists from the Sèvres National Ceramics Manufactory. In 1899, he married Marie-Louise Gibert (known as Céline), whose brother Paul held a position as director in Paris at Haviland, the famous Limoges porcelain manufacturer.
Paul Milet worked with his father, Optat Milet, until the latter’sin 1911, and then with his son Henri, a ceramics engineer, who was appointed director of the factory in 1931—a position that did not prevent father and son from working closely together.
SEVRES circa 1920.
Porcelain baluster vase enameled in speckled blue,
Accented with a Minerva silver mount (950) on the neck and base.
Marked "SÈVRES" in a cartouche on the underside.
Dimensions: 20 cm x 9 cm
Paul Milet was the son of ceramist Félix Optat Milet (1838–1911). After training at the Sèvres Manufactory’s laboratory, he became a chemist and worked at the factory founded by his father in 1866 at 8 RueTroyon in Sèvres, just a stone’s throw from the Manufacture. Beginning in 1890, he gradually took over from his father. Like his father, he continued to benefit from the collaboration of artists from the Sèvres National Ceramics Manufactory. In 1899, he married Marie-Louise Gibert (known as Céline), whose brother Paul held a position as director in Paris at Haviland, the famous Limoges porcelain manufacturer.
Paul Milet worked with his father, Optat Milet, until the latter’sin 1911, and then with his son Henri, a ceramics engineer, who was appointed director of the factory in 1931—a position that did not prevent father and son from working closely together.
680 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Art Deco
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Porcelain
Height: 20
Reference (ID): 1801156
Availability: In stock
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