Known throughout France for its Belle Époque furniture and decorative objects, Maison Millet was one of Paris’s most formidable furniture makers during the 19th century.
The company was founded in 1853 by Théodore Millet, a talented cabinetmaker who specialized in crafting artistic bronzes and making 18th-century reproductions of furniture, particularly in the Louis XVI style.
During the mid-1800s, Maison Millet’s designs consisted of elaborate and skillfully embellished furniture that was elegant and luxurious. Pieces such as cabinets, cupboards and vitrines were made from fine wood and gilt bronze. Table lamps featuring Cipollino marble and wall sconces were highly decorative, ornamented with hand-chiseled ribbons, bows and flowers. For Maison Millet’s bronze pieces, it is said the company collaborated with many well-known Parisian sculptors and bronze casters, including Claudius Marioton.
By the late 19th century, Maison Millet’s reputation for exquisite furniture was firmly established. At the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889, the firm won the gold medal, and at the 1900 Universal Exposition, it won the grand prix and three diplômes d’honneur. In 1902, Maison Millet was given the distinguished honor of being one of a few furniture makers authorized by the Château de Versailles to make a replica of Marie-Antoinette’s famed Grand Cabinet à Bijoux (a jewelry case).
Following Maison Millet’s accomplishments and the success it enjoyed towards the end of the 19th century, furniture production slowed in the early 1900s. By 1906, its remaining pieces had been auctioned off, and by 1918, the company had closed.
Today, Maison Millet’s name continues to resonate among interior designers and avid collectors of 18th- and 19th-century furniture.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique Maison Millet case pieces and storage cabinets, lighting, tables and more.
Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu Candlesticks by Millet, After Martincourt
By Maison Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu and Black-Patinated Bronze Candlesticks by Millet, After Étienne Martincourt, Circa 1880 An exceptional and highly important pair of 19th-century F...
Ormolu
19th Century, French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Candlesticks
By Maison Millet
Located in IT
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks with Polychrome Porcelain, marble base The pair of elegant candlesticks with three lights was made in France, in the nineteent...
Marble, Bronze
$1,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 14 in W 10 in D 5 in
English 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Candlesticks
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of English candlesticks in gilded bronze and imitation blue lapis lazuli scagliola; the circular gilt bronze bases sit on four lion’s paw feet; the stem is also of scagliola w...
Bronze
Pair of Ormolu Candlesticks
By Mathew Bolton
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine pair of early 19th century ormolu candlesticks decorated with crisp, engine-turning throughout and retaining the original sconces. Unusually with weighted bases, possibly indi...
Ormolu
$1,950Sale Price / set|54% Off
H 13 in W 6 in D 6 in
19th century Charles 'X' French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candlestick, Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
Features include superb detail with gold gilding and bronze patination. They are intricately sculpted with fanciful designs, acanthus leaves and grape clusters with three claw feet r...
Bronze
Pair Antique French Ormolu Candlesticks, Circa 1870-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional pair antique French Ormolu candlesticks, Circa 1870-1880.
Ormolu
19th Century French Pair of Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of bronze and gilt bronze candlesticks of well-cast classical women holding a torch which holds the candle. They stand on a triangular plinth base and are supported with tripa...
Bronze
$2,000 / set
H 10.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candlesticks, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candlesticks France, 19th Century Elegant pair of French Empire-period candlesticks executed in finely chased ormolu and pat...
Bronze
$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.27 in W 4.14 in D 3.94 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks A pair of early 19th century gilt bronze candlesticks having nozzles wit...
Bronze
$1,447 / set
H 15 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly standard proportions, now converted to a Stunn...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Antique Charles X Pair of Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of antique French Charles X period Ormolu candlesticks. The mercury/fire gilding is completely original. The circular base is decorated with anthemion rising through a cu...
Ormolu
$7,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 11.03 in Dm 5.12 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after Martincourt
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks after a model by Etienne Martincourt (master 1762, died after 1791): Candelst...
Bronze
Pair of English Regency Ormolu Chinoiserie Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A very attractive true pair of antique English Regency ormolu chinoiserie candlesticks. In the form of oriental women holding up a single cand...
Ormolu
$1,895 / set
H 11.5 in Dm 5.5 in
Pair Charles X Ormolu Candlesticks, France, Atrib. Pierre-François Feuchère
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Charles X Ormolu Candlesticks, France, 1825-1835, Attributed to Pierre-François Feuchère Workshop 11.5" high × 5" diameter A refined pair of French Charles X period ormolu ...
Ormolu
$309,635 / set
H 56.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Exceptional Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra by Sormani of Paris
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
A Remarkable Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra by Sormani of Paris After the originals by Jean-François Lorta (1752-1837) Residing at the Louvre Constructed from the unusual...
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
$12,500 / set
H 16 in W 12 in D 6 in
Pair of Rare 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Shell Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Each with indistinct blue glaze mark to underside; One further numbered: 3307 Each candlestick with a cream and mauve glazed porcelain conch shell...
Porcelain
$1,800 / set
H 6.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Of 19th century Ormolu Swan Candlesticks After William Bateman II
By William Bateman II
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An exceptional pair of 19th-century English ormolu and parcel-silvered bronze candlesticks, after an 1834 design associated with William Bateman II for the celebrated London firm of ...
Bronze
Important Pair of Louis XV Rocaille Candelabras Stamped Millet in Paris
By Maison Millet
Located in BARSAC, FR
Important pair of very finely chiseled gilt bronze candlesticks in the Louis XV Rocaille style, with seven sconces and presenting a rich and majestic decoration of acanthus and oak foliage in windings and scrolls. Massive and very imposing, these candelabras from the end of the 19th century were intended for the decoration of the palaces during the second empire. Stamped MM, Maison Millet founded by Blaise Millet...
Ormolu