Sèvres Vase Signed By Paul Milet Louis XVI Style

Sèvres ceramic vase signed by Paul Milet early 20th century Louis XVI style Bronze base decorated with a scalloped frieze as on the neck Fine rows of pearls Garlands of ribboned flowers all around giving a lot of elegance to the whole This vase could make a very beautiful lamp base Earthenware in Sèvres blue in very good general condition Vase made between 1911 and 1930 because initials MP signed below h: 33.6 cm d: 13.8 cm d base: 10.4 cm For info: Paul Milet is the son of a ceramist. 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 in Sèvres, very close to the Manufacture. From 1890, he gradually took over from his father. In 1899, he married Marie-Louise Gibert, whose brother held a managerial position in Paris with Haviland in Limoges. Paul Milet worked with his father Optat Milet until his death in 1911, then with his son Henri, a ceramics engineer. At the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paul Milet obtained a gold medal for his earthenware "of pleasant shapes, decorated by the most diverse processes, cloisonné enamels, enamels on gold paillon...." He also appreciated the texture of the sandstone and the Milet house then produced Art Nouveau style sandstone vases. Paul Milet also exhibited at the Porcelain Exhibition in 1907, then in 1909 and 1911 at the Exhibition of stoneware, earthenware and terracotta. Albert Dammouse and Jean Mayodon learned their trade as ceramists from him. They distribute their production on Rue Royale in Paris, a store founded by Paul's father and his friend Clément Massier. Paul Milet began to sign his pieces "MP Sèvres" in a dotted circle when he entered the business. Over the years, the Sèvres porcelain factory became concerned about the possible confusion between the productions of one and the other. Threatened with a lawsuit, Paul Milet changed his brand by reversing the initials. On October 4, 1930, he registered the mark "PM Sèvres" in the same dotted circle. In 1945, a brand name was extended to “Sté Paul Milet et fils”.