Minton Decorative Bowls
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
Antique 19th Century Minton Majolica Centerpiece Tazza with Doves & Cherubs 1861
By Minton
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Minton Majolica centerpiece/tazza, 1861.
The centerpiece with a flanged shaped shallow dish supported with a pair of winged cher...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Maiolica
Minton Majolica Mushroom Tazza with Three-Frog Base, English, Dated 1868
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Taza, molded as an inverted mushroom, the bowl interior glazed in orange, with three naturalistically modeled and glazed frogs around the stem,...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Majolica
Minton Majolica Large Fruit Bowl with Three Pigeons Support, English, Dated 1870
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica fruit bowl, 12-ins. Dia., formed as a blind latticework basket with a turquoise interior, with a daisy chain molded rim, supported ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Majolica
Minton Majolica Rabbits with Leaf Dish
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica figural bowl which features two rabbits amongst foliage, supporting a leaf. Colouration: turquoise, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for t...
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1870s English Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Majolica
Minton Secessionist No.8 Chamber Pot
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Secessionist No.8 chamber pot decorated with Art Nouveau style tree motifs. Glazed in blue, ochre and green with gray tube lining. Cream int...
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Early 1900s Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Earthenware
Minton Majolica Putti Figural Bowl
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica figural bowl which features putti holding leafy garlands, supporting the bowl. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, cream, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Earthenware
Minton Secessionist Chamber Pot
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Secessionist chamber pot. Decorated with motifs in the Art Nouveau style. Glazed in turquoise, ochre, brown and blue. Green tube lining. Mak...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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Pottery
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Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Candelabra Centerpiece Cherub 19th Ct
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a single English Minton Porcelain Two Branch Candelabra, modelled as a Cherub holding on each hand an out swept candle holder, seated on an oval base above an elaborate footed stand. Circa third quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly earlier
Exquisitely decorated in colours of turquoise on white glazed ground with lavish gold highlights.
Condition: Good condition for such an early piece with no losses, no discoloring anywhere. Typically unmarked as pieces of this early period.
Height: (entire as image one, an impressive) 11.5" (29cm). Width: (at oval base) 5.5” (13.5cm). Depth: (at base) 4.25” (10.25cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping.
Provenance: From the Collection of Kenneth Neame, Mount Street, Mayfair, offered by Sothebys London.
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By Minton
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Marble Bowl on Pedestal or Tazza Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
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Huge Minton Majolica Vase
By Minton
Located in Litchfield, CT
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Majolica Lobster Plate
By Minton
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique English majolica tin glazed earthenware Palissy style plate with a lobster and seashells signed Minton on the bottom.
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19th Century English Majolica Floral Jardiniere Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare English Majolica Floral Jardiniere signed Minton.
H / 7.2 inches , Diameter / 10.5 inches.
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19th Century English Minton Bombay Flow Blue Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Lalique French Crystal Dish or Ashtray with Leaf Design
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Antique French Majolica Onnaing Cache Pot Planter Bowl Jardiniere Phoenix Bird
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING ~~Antique French Onnaing Majolica Cache Pot, Planter, Jardiniere, Flower Pot, Bowl or Vase with Phoenix ~~c. 1890s
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Minton Majolica Small Jardinière Flower Trough Singed, Dated 1871
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Small Jardiniere, realistically molded as a simulated water trough formed by faux wooden staves and pegs, overlain with budding Hawthrone branches, the corners formed as mossy posts, banded near the base with pegged logs, the interior glazed in Minton Blue (turquoise); impressed marks to reverse: 'MINTON,' with British Registry Number for 16 April 1870 (when the design was registered), Minton date cipher for 1871, and the Design Number, '1563,' which corresponds to the entry, 'FLOWER TROUGH...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Bowls
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19th Century Minton Majolica Rabbits Centerpiece
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
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Minton Majolica Pottery Gourd or Pumpkin Shaped Bowl Dated 1862
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Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Large Minton Bowl Hand-Painted with Chinoiserie Scene, England, Circa 1820
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
This large Minton bowl was made of pearl glazed creamware circa 1820.
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Minton Secessionist No.36 Pail with Drainer
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Art Nouveau Minton Secessionist Wash Jug with Bowl No.8
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Secessionist No.8 jug and wash bowl. Decorated in shades of blue, orange and green. Grey tube lined art nouveau stylized motifs. Cream interio...
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Art Nouveau Minton Secessionist No.8 Sponge Dish
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mintons Secessionist No.8 twin handled sponge dish with removable drainer. Decorated with orange, blues and green art nouveau stylized patterns. Grey tube linings. Maker's marks incl...
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Large Minton Secessionist No.19 Jug and Wash Bowl
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Large Minton Secessionist No.35 Jug and Wash Bowl
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton secessionist No.35 jug and wash bowl. Decorated in shades of green and brown with green tube lined Art Nouveau motifs. Cream interior to both....
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Minton Punch Bowl with Christmas Colors
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
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Porcelain
Minton decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton decorative bowls 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 decorative bowls, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative bowls 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 decorative bowls by Elkington & Co., and Royal Worcester. Prices for Minton decorative bowls can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $675 and can go as high as $4,644, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,598.
Questions About Minton Decorative Bowls
- 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.