Paul Milet - Art Nouveau porcelain vase - Sèvres

Gobanese finds, 20th century decorative art flea market offers for sale: sublime art nouveau period vase, period 1900/1910, in lumpy black and white porcelain with oxblood red neck. Manufacture de sèvres, made by the famous french ceramist paul milet. In a perfect state. Paul milet: paul milet is a french ceramist born on january 25, 1870 in sèvres. He 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. At the salon of french artists, milet exhibits unique but also utilitarian pieces: inkwells, storage compartments, candlesticks. He obtained an honorary diploma at the exhibition of fire arts in 1897. At the universal exhibition of 1900, he obtained a gold medal for his earthenware of pleasant shapes, decorated by the most diverse processes, cloisonné enamels, enamels on gold paillon. In all these decorations, made according to good drawings, paul milet uses with discernment the rich palette of enamels that he masters. He also appreciated the texture of sandstone and the milet house then produced art nouveau style sandstone vases. He also presented some at the exhibition of decorative arts in 1902. Paul milet also exhibited at the palais galliera during the porcelain exhibition in 1907, then in 1909 and 1911 at the exhibition of stoneware, earthenware and terracotta.he abandoned porcelain production after the first world war. Furthermore, because of his knowledge, he is called upon as a customs expert for imports from china. Paul milet began to sign his pieces “mp sèvres” in a dotted circle, either upon his entry into the business, or.