Rating and value of Paul Milet's ceramics, vases, stoneware

If you own an object by or after Paul Milet, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of works by Paul Milet  

Paul Milet is a French artist who is fairly well known to collectors of ceramics and sculpture. If you own one of his works, it may be worth more than you think. On the art market, prices for Salto's works can be very high at the auctioneer's hammer.

His ceramic works are particularly prized by French and European buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €6,700, a fairly substantial range,but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Milet's works. In 2015, a stoneware vase dating from 1902 sold for €6,700 while it was estimated at between €6,000 and €7,000.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Paul Milet

Paul Milet is part of the Milet dynasty of ceramists, his father being a ceramist himself. Trained at the laboratory of the Sèvres factory, Milet's production is oriented towards the Art Nouveau movement, working in ceramics and stoneware with bronze additions. He has also produced lighting fixtures.

The life of Paul Milet   

Paul Milet (1870-1950) was a 20th-century ceramist working in the Paris region.

Born in Sèvres, he was the son of Félix Optat Milet. Although he had some basic training thanks to him, he perfected his training in the laboratory of the Sèvres factory, then joined his father in his factory in Sèvres, which he replaced a few years later. He collaborated with several artists at the Sèvres factory. He had a son, Henri, who in turn took over the ceramics factory. He exhibited at various institutions, including the 1900 Universal Exhibition at the Palais Galliera. Thanks to his training as a chemist, he carried out expert appraisals for the customs authorities to control porcelain imports from China.

Paul Milet sold his work in their boutique on rue Royale, founded by his father and Clément Massié. His creations have also been distributed at Galeries Lafayette and La Samaritaine.

Because of the stylistic proximity of the works produced by the Sèvres factory, he had to register his trademark " PM Sèvres ". It is sometimes found with the initials reversed.

Paul Milet on the auction market

There is no longer a monopoly manufacture or gallery marketing Milet's work today. As a result, the auction market is the preferred route for acquiring one of his works. They are highly prized at auction, and whether it's a stoneware sculpture, an animal model, a ceramic bowl or another work, they are all in demand. 

Recognizing Paul Milet's signature    

Not all objects produced by Paul Milet are signed, or may be signed differently depending on the period. In addition, there are many copies, which is why it's important to appraise your work.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Paul Milet, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you are considering selling your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.