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Antique Pair of Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vases by Paul Milet for Sevres

Paul Milet (1870-1950) for Sevres

A pair of early 20th century ormolu mounted deep blue/purple Flambé porcelain vases. The flared tops above an ormolu band with tapering ovoid body standing on a flared socle and ormolu base. Marked ‘MP SEVRES’ to the bases.

Height 11 3/4″ (30cm)

Base diameter 4″ (10.2cm)

French

Circa 1910

Paul Milet was 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. Paul worked with Félix until his fathers death in 1911, then with his son Henri, a ceramics engineer, who later was appointed director of the factory in 1931, father and son worked in close collaboration.
At the Salon des artistes français, Milet exhibited unique and utilitarian pieces: inkwells, vases, candlesticks. He obtained an honorary diploma at the Fire Arts exhibition 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, Millet used with discernment the rich palette of enamels that he mastered.
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.

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A Gilt Bronze and Blue Celeste Ground Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock by Jean Baptiste Delettrez

 Jean Baptiste Delettrez

Retailed By Pidduck Manchester

A fine Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and blue celeste ground Sèvres style mantel clock. The porcelain dial painted with a putto surrounded with roman numerals. The finely cast and chased case surmounted with a porcelain oval portrait of an eighteenth century lady, above an arched top hung with gilt bronze floral swags. The bowed sides with porcelain panels painted with musical trophies, the front with further panels painted with flowers, amour and portraits, within gilt cartouches. The case retaining its original matt and burnished gilding with silver highlights to the leaves.

The eight day movement with Brocot escapement, rack striking the hour & half hour on a bell. The movement stamped JBD (No. 28948). The initials JBD on the movement are a monogram of Jean Baptiste Delettrez who is recorded as living in Paris circa 1845 until circa 1885. The case Numbered ‘3’.

Pidduck & Sons – a famous Hanley jewellers,  positioned at the bottom of Market Square, Hanley, and by the junction with Fountain Square. Their shop first opened in 1841.

Height 20″ (51cm)

Width 11″ (28cm)

Depth 6″ (15cm)

French

Circa 1870

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Antique Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Mantel Clock

A Napoleon III gilt bronze mantel clock in the Louis XVI style. The seated figure of the muse Clio reading from a scroll, supported by a shaped platform base standing on toupie feet. The white enamel dial with roman numerals, above a floral painted porcelain panel to the frieze. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension striking the hour & half hour on a bell through a countwheel. The case retaining the original gilding.

Height 10 ½” (26.7cm)

Width 15 ½” (39.4cm)

Depth 5″ (12.7cm)

Circa 1860

French

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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Ewers

A fine pair of 19th century, French ormolu mounted continental porcelain ewers. The lobed bodies painted with alternating cartouches of courting couples and floral sprays, mounted in ormolu with scroll handle incorporating a winged cherub, a bronze mask to the spout interior, and standing on a circular stepped pierced base with flared socle. Regilded. Porcelain with no damage or restoration.

Height 14 1/4” (36.3cm)

Base diameter 4 1/8” (10.5cm)

French

Circa 1870

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Antique French Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock

A Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and porcelain mantel clock. The urn surmount with floral and hung with chains, above a circular porcelain dial, with acanthus scroll sides, the inverted breakfront base with scroll inset panels on toupie feet. The front and sides inset puce painted porcelain panels in a ‘Wateauesque‘ style. The Vincenti eight day movement with brocot suspension striking the hour & half hour on a bell, numbered 1830. Original two tone matt & burnished gilding.
The porcelain panels signed to reverse ‘Morel Carpentier 1831’

Circa 1860

French

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Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Cassolettes

A pair of late 19th century, french, porcelain and gilt bronze mounted cassolettes. Each with a pinatum finial above blue porcelain dome inverting to reveal a gilt candle sconce, supported by triform legs with rams head masks and hoof feet, hung with chains and standing on a stepped circular base with bead decoration. The porcelain body painted with panels of flowers and pink ribbons.  Original gilt.

Circa 1880

French