Pot cover signed Miletus

Ceramic pot cover signed miletus. Sevres. Hand-painted bird décor. Yellow, green, orange and blue tones. Height 30cm. Diameter 28cm. —- 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 the artists of the manufacture nationale de céramique de sèvres. At the universal exhibition of 1900, he obtained a gold medal for his earthenware "of pleasant shapes, decorated by the most diverse processes, cloisonn enamels, enamels on gold paillon. In all these decorations, made from good drawings, paul milet uses with discernment the rich palette of enamels that he masters. » He also appreciated the texture of the sandstone and the house of miletus then produced stoneware vases in art nouveau style. He presented them at the exposition des arts décoratifs in 1902. Paul milet also exhibited at the palais galliera at the porcelain exhibition in 1907, then in 1909 and 1911 at the exhibition of stoneware, earthenware and terracotta.

Ref. : SBZ65EEC