Maison Millet

Cabinetmaker and bronzier (1853–1918)

Founded in Paris in 1853 by Théodore Millet, Maison Millet specialised in 18th-century-inspired furniture and art bronzes, crafted with exceptional mastery. This virtuosity earned the firm a rare privilege: authorization from the Château de Versailles to produce a replica of Queen Marie-Antoinette’s celebrated jewel cabinet. Exhibiting for the first time at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1889, the firm was awarded a gold medal, followed by the Grand Prix in 1900. Archival photographs also document its stand at the Saint Louis World's Fair in the United States in 1904, alongside views of its workshops and Parisian gallery. Maison Millet enjoyed international acclaim far beyond France, notably through its New York representative, Duryea and Potter, situated on Fifth Avenue. The firm ceased its activity in 1918.