Minton Vases
English
Pottery is one of the oldest decorative art forms, and Minton is one of its historical masters. For more than 250 years, the English company was a premier producer of porcelain and ceramic wares. Its factory was known for detailed and brightly colored Victorian tableware, including dinner plates and serving pieces.
Thomas Minton founded the Minton factory in 1793 in Stoke-upon-Trent, England. It initially made earthenware but introduced bone china in 1798. When Minton died in 1836, the company passed to his son, Herbert Minton. The younger Minton was a savvy businessman with an eye for design. He introduced glossy majolica earthenware to the factory’s repertoire and hired skilled artists and designers like Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, boosting the company’s reputation.
In 1851, Minton debuted its majolica at the Great Exhibition in London. It became a royal family favorite and was even used to tile the Royal Dairy at Windsor Home Park. Minton majolica was also displayed on the monumental Saint George and the dragon fountain at the 1862 London International Exhibition.
Colin Minton Campbell, a nephew of Herbert Minton, took over the family business in 1858. He led the company to the head of the 1870s English art pottery movement. In the 1890s, French porcelain artist Marc-Louis Solon helped modernize Minton with his Art Nouveau designs.
Minton ceased operating as an independent company when it merged with Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. in 1968. It was the end of an era, but not the end of widespread appreciation for Minton ceramics.
In 1982, the ”English Majolica” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum featured 75 Minton pieces. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its British Galleries in 2020, it included a display of three colorful Minton majolica bird sculptures. Minton pottery was also on display from September 2021 to January 2022, along with other English pottery, at the Bard Graduate Center’s ”Majolica Mania” exhibition.
On 1stDibs, find exquisite Minton serveware, decorative objects, wall decorations and more.
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Creator: Minton
Minton Majolica Marine Vase with Merboys
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features three merboys supporting a vessel adorned with seaweeds. The rim of the vase is modelled to depict breaking waves. Dark maroon ground version. Col...
Category
1860s Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica 'Bacchus' Vase Cobalt Blue-Ground, English, Dated 1856
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica 'Bacchus' vase cobalt blue-ground, English, dated 1856, of urn-shaped form, molded and applied with three satyr masks, and festoons of pendant fruit, suspending rope-...
Category
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Victorian Minton centre piece
By Minton
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting and very good quality Victorian 19th Century Minton porcelain centre piece, having two putti carrying a large vase.
Batch 75. N/H
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Secessionist ware vase pattern number 10
By Minton
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton vase is from their Secessionist ware range and is decorated with the pattern number 10. The pattern is outlined by tube lining then filled with majolica glazes, in this c...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Vase with Merboys
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features three merboys supporting a vessel adorned with seaweeds. The rim of the vase is modelled to depict breaking waves. Turquoise ground version. Colou...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton.
Decorated with white flowers.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Early 19th Century Minton Porcelain Centrepiece Vase
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Large early 19th century Minton porcelain centrepiece vase
English, c. 1835
Height 65cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm
Beautifully made by Minton in around 1835, the centrepiece depicts numerous motifs such as the elements, animals, and figurative art.
Three finely gilt putti stand around the central tree trunk. All are beautifully detailed with aspects such as fabric texture or fruit detailing easily recognisable. Together they support a gadroon bowl decorated with a plethora of details. It is hand-painted with alternating bird and flower scenes separated by bands of gilt caillouté. The rim above is ornate...
Category
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Minton Majolica Vase
By Minton
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1870, by Minton, England. A gorgeous example of English porcelain, this monumental vase is a Victorian Aesthetic movement tour de force. Majolica by Minton is known for its del...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Lily of the Valley Bulbs Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features Lily of the Valley flowers, sprouting from bulb feet. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The pie...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Antique English Parian Porcelain Large Figure of Perseus Minton Staffordshire
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An imposing English Parian unglazed Porcelain Standing Figure of Perseus firmly attributed to Minton and modelled by Victor Simyan, who was a French scu...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rare Minton Majolica Chinese Drummers Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features a large drum with Chinese drummers stood either side. The drum has dragons on both faces. Intricate cut-out rim and base. Colouration: light brown...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Minton Majolica Spring Daffodil Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica vases which feature daffodils stood on bulb feet. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Minton Majolica Dove Flower Holders
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica flower holders which feature a fantail pigeon, standing on a leafy base. Flower inserts around the tail. Colouration: white, gre...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Large Minton Majolica Renaissance Style Masks Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features male and female masks with hanging leaves and fruit. Cartouche bands in-between. Colouration: brown, green, bl...
Category
1870s English Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Moon-Flask Shaped Vases, Minton C1880
By Minton
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Add a touch of elegance to your home decor with these stunning moon-flask shaped vases from Minton. These vases are sure to impress with their rich brown treacle glaze and beautiful ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Minton Secessionist Ware Vase Number 41
By Minton
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton Secessionist ware vase stands 176 mm (7 inches) high, and has a diameter at the base of 90 mm (3.5 inches). This design is illustrated ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Cherub Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of a pair of English Minton porcelain centerpieces or flower vases, each modelled as a standing cherub one harvesting wheat, both ending with stunning pierced oval c...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Ewer Urn Vase Centerpiece Roses Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of a collection of three miniature English Minton porcelain decorative items, a lidded twin handle Urn, a twin handle vase and a tall slender Ewer all of outstanding quality.
Each decorated with old Summer Roses on a white and turquoise ground. Circa third quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Condition: Good condition for such early pieces with no losses, no discoloring anywhere. Puce base mark MINTONS below a crown. Back views are similar.
Ewer height: (entire) 6.25" (15.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping.
Provenance: From the Collection of Kenneth Neame...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Minton Secessionist Vase in Light Blue and Cobalt with Floral Motif
By Minton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique potery vase was made by the renowned Mintons Company of England in approximately 1905 in the period Secessionist style. The vase is done with a Robin egg blue ground wit...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Minton Vases
Materials
Pottery
Minton Majolica Putti with Basket Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica figural vase which features a putti holding a basket, with a quiver of arrows between his feet. Colouration: cream, yellow, blue, are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Mintons Majolica Putti Flower Holder Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a putti wearing drapes, carrying a cornucopia vase. Colouration: green, turquoise, white, are predo...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Minton Pate-sur-pate Decorated Porcelain Lidded Urn by L Birks, Dated 1892
By Minton
Located in Gardena, CA
Minton pate-sur-pate decorated porcelain lidded urn by L Birks, Dated 1892.
A Minton Pate Sur Pate teal and light grey porcelain vase and cover on an iv...
Category
19th Century Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Birds Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Pair of English Minton Porcelain long stem twin handle cups or vases of outstanding quality, firmly attributed to Artist James Ed...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vase Centerpiece Cherub Turquoise Gilt
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of an English Minton Porcelain Centerpiece or Flower Vase, depicting a scantily clad Female harvesting wheat standing on a naturalistic circular base beside a basket...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vase Centerpiece Cherub Dolphin Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of an English Minton Porcelain centerpiece or flower vase, depicting an entwined upright Dolphin been help by a scantily clad Female standing on a naturalistic circu...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Pottery, Porcelain
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Cherub Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a pair of English Minton Porcelain Centerpieces or Flower Vases, each modelled as a kneeling cherub carrying a flower vase on its back in the form of a cornucopia...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Neoclassical Style Blue Majolica Planter by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style blue Majolica planter by Minton
English, c. 1852
Measures: height 37.5cm, width 49cm, depth 42cm
This superb planter is crafted i...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Christopher Dresser Faux Cloisonne Vases for Mintons
By Minton
Located in New York, US
Our exceptional pair of enameled porcelain vases in the Chinese cloisonné style were designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) for Mintons.
They feature one side with a dragon an...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Exhibition Porcelain Vase by Minton Painted by Martin Sneed
By Minton
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent mid 19th century twin handled centre vase by Minton. Painted with exotic birds and with blue, pink and gilt handles and borders. The type is known as Sneyd, number 301,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Minton
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...
Category
1850s English Louis XVI Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of English Mintons Coral Ground Floral Motif Moon Flasks with Gilding
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style 19th century English Mintons Coral ground floral painted moon flasks with 24k hand-painted decoration. Exceptional in q...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Minton Secessionist Purple No.33 Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Secessionist fluted vases, decorated with typical Art Nouveau stylized flowers and leaves. Green tube lining detail, on purple ground. Printed maker's marks 'MINTONS L...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Minton Vases
Materials
Pottery
Superb Rare Pair of Cherub Minton Caldwell Tiffany Blue and White Spill Vases
By J.E. Caldwell & Co., Minton
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sublime pair of porcelain spill vases having scalloped edges, gold leaf, eye catching Tiffany blue patterned decoration, and seated cherubs. Mar...
Category
1940s English Vintage Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Minton Majolica Posy Vase, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Minton Majolica Hen and Rooster Vases by John Henk
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica vases which feature a hen and rooster stood next to a wooden slated trough. Signed, 'J Henk' to the base. Colouration: brown, green, gre...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Earthenware
English Minton Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Majolica Aubergine Eggplant Vase
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Minton, a wonderful and extremely scarce majolica glazed Aubergine eggplant vase, dated 1875.
An example of the Japonisme Aesthetic so desirable ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Minton Secessionist No.12 Two Handled Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton secessionist two handled No.12 vase. Decorated in Art Nouveau style with ochre, pink and green glazes with black tube lined borders. Printed makers mark 'MINTONS LTD N...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Minton Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pair of English 19th Century Turquoise Ground Painted Porcelain Vases by Minton
By Edouard Rischgitz, Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of English 19th century turquoise ground and parcel-gilt painted porcelain vases, urns by Minton. The tapered shaped urns raised on a slender stem with turquoise grounds ...
Category
19th Century English Romantic Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Shell Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a scallop shell supported by seaweed on a rocky base. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predomin...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Cherub Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a cherub carrying wheatsheaf. Coloration: ochre, green, cream, are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
Category
1890s English Neoclassical Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Tin-Glazed Majolica Pictorial Lidded Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rare Minton Tin-Glazed Majolica Pictorial lidded vase with cupid handles. Features a pictorial scene of people in a country landscape. The vase was painted...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Cats Head Vase
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent 19th century English Minton Majolica "Queen's vase" with cat heads. This rare model an amphora shape vase in rich Majolica gold, green and blue c...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Foxglove Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features foxglove flowers and leaves in deep relief. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton ...
Category
1870s English Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Stamped, Mintons Vases
By Minton
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A striking, rare pair of large marked, Minton, Secessionist style, majolica glazed vases with a celadon ground and sprays of Robin's egg blue flowers amidst swaying leaves. Designed ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pr. Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Blue-Ground Vases, 'Too Fast' & 'Too Slow', L. Solon
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A monumental, rare, and highly important pair of Mintons Pâte-Sur-Pâte Peacock-Blue-Ground Vases, Known as 'Too Fast' And 'Too Slow' Produced in 1893, sign...
Category
1890s British Belle Époque Antique Minton Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Minton vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton vases are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Minton vases, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases by Minton were created in the Victorian style in united kingdom during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases by Royal Worcester, Coalport Porcelain, and Staffordshire. Prices for Minton vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $601 and can go as high as $348,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,770.
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Questions About Minton Vases
- What is Minton Majolica?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Minton Majolica is a type of glazing process for pottery. Created at the Minton factory in London, Majolica is a low-temperature, colored lead glaze used on earthenware pottery. You’ll find a selection of antique Milton Majolica pieces from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- Is Mintons china or porcelain?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022China and porcelain can be used interchangeably, however, china gets its name from the country of origin. Products from the mid 20th century from Mintons are often referred to as ‘Minton china’ or ‘Minton.’ Mintons produces a variety of products including china, stoneware and mosaics. Shop a wide range of Minton’s pottery on 1stDibs from top sellers.
- What are Minton tiles made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Minton tiles are made with clay. Liquid clay is poured into molded patterns, and because the color is infused into the liquid clay, the tile remains durable and resistant to fading for years to come. You can shop a range of Minton products from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Does Minton still exist?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, sadly Minton no longer exists. It was acquired by the Wedgwood group, and is now retired. The buildings that produced Minton pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, England were demolished in the 1990s and 2000s. You can shop authentic Minton designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.