Pair of double candlesticks signed Paul Milet

Pair of vintage burgundy candle holders / empty pockets by paul milet in porcelain from the sèvres factory. Early 20th century (1930s). The left candle holder had been broken and then glued back together (visible in the last three photos). The right candle holder is in very good condition. The photos serve as a description. Biography paul milet is the son of the ceramist félix optat milet (1838-1911). After training in the laboratory of the manufacture de sèvres, he became a chemist and worked in the factory founded by his father in 1866 at 8, rue troyon in sèvres, a stone's throw from the manufacture. From 1890, he gradually took over from his father. Like him, he will continue to benefit from the collaboration of artists from the national ceramic manufacture of sèvres. In 1899, he married marie-louise gibert (known as céline), whose brother paul held a director position in paris at haviland, a famous porcelain maker from limoges. Paul milet worked with his father optat milet until his death in 1911, then with his son henri, a ceramic engineer, who was appointed director of the factory in 1931, which did not prevent father and son from work closely together.

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