20" Art Deco Paul Milet French Sevres Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl Wrought Iron animal paintings as well as a cut

as well as a cut crystal dish with sterling silver rim

Drawing from live models was part of academic 19th-century art training

a 7/8" tear to the left side and a small tear in the upraised hand

active 1862 to 1872 in Amiens

20" Art Deco Paul Milet French Sevres Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl Wrought Iron animal paintings as well as a cutLarge French Svres ceramic centerpiece by Paul Jean Milet, son of Felix Optatus Milet. Optat Milet began his career as a modeler for Svres in 1862, and opened his own ceramics factory in 1866. His son Paul Jean Milet took over operations shortly before the turn of the century. The shallow octagonal shaped bowl centerpiece features a vibrant blue flambe glaze. Mounted in a wrought iron base applied with roses and stylized wing shaped handles extending