Sold|$1,415
Mintons Majolica Flower Vase with Handle
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Mintons pottery. Bears a pattern number, '2100'.
Majolica
Sold|$4,912
Minton Majolica Rabbits with Leaf Dish
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1451'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1870.
Majolica
Sold|$8,436
Pair of Minton Majolica Daffodil Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1200'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1867.
Majolica
19th Century Minton "Italian Ruins" under Tray
By Minton
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century under tray in the "Italian Ruins" pattern by Minton. This is a very well-known pattern by Minton, circa 1820-1830.
Porcelain
Sold|$1,024
Minton Majolica Tavern Scene Jug or Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '467'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1869.
Majolica
Minton Majolica Acorn and Snail Jug/Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '553'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1865.
Earthenware
Sold|$1,100
Majolica Aqua Sugar Bowl Minton, Circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica aqua sugar bowl with snail finial and flower pattern Minton, Circa 1875.
Ceramic
Large Minton Majolica Oak Jug or Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '6 553'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1903.
Majolica
Minton Majolica Oak Jug / Pitcher with Snail Handle
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '12'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1863.
Majolica
Minton Majolica 'Naturalist' jardinière by W.S Coleman
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1445'. English diamond registration mark for the date 18/03/1870.
Majolica
Victorian Minton Majolica Mermaid and Cherub Wine Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1420'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1871.
Earthenware
Minton Majolica Turquoise Six Well Oyster Plate, English, Dated 1871
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Impressed marks to reverse: 'MINTON' with Minton date cypher for 1871, British Registry lozenge for 28 March 1867 (this is when the pattern was registered with the Patent Office Regi...
Majolica
Minton Majolica Turquoise Six Well Oyster Plate, English, Dated 1873
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Impressed marks to reverse: 'Minton' with Minton date cypher for 1873 British Registry lozenge for 28 March 1867 (this is when the pattern was registered with the Patent Office Regis...
Majolica
Victorian Minton Majolica Acorn and Snail Jug/Pitcher with Oak Leaves
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '553'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1870.
Earthenware
Six Large Mintons Ceramic Tiles Art Nouveau, 19th Century, circa 1885
By Minton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful set of six large 8 inch square ceramic tiles in Art Nouveau patterns by Mintons China Works, Stoke on Trent, England, circa 1885.
Earthenware
Antique Minton Porcelain Chinoiserie Dish From the Collection of Mario Buatta
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
The reverse shows the Minton mark in underglaze blue with pattern number 539.
Porcelain
12 Sets of Minton for Tiffany Elaborate Gilded Coffee Cup Saucers 24 Pieces
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous cup and saucer set for your table featuring a raised gilt pattern from Minton, England and custom ordered through the fine retailer of Tiffany & Co New York.
Gold
12 Antique Tiffany Dinner Plates, Heavy Gilt Encrusted Medallion Swag Design
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic and wonderful antique pattern by Minton, England. We love the crisp detailing of the collar decoration in their signature raised tooled bead and gold medallion design.
Gold
Sold|$1,287
Small Minton Majolica Lily Jug/Pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1228'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1870.
Majolica
Pair of English Porcelain Moon Flasks, Minton, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco leaf pattern. Impressed Minton. Flanked by two gilt lug handles.
Porcelain
Small Minton Majolica Oak Jug/Pitcher with Snail Handle
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '553'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1859.
Earthenware
Minton Porcelain Pattern 106 Crazy Cow Saucer Dish
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A Minton porcelain pattern 106 crazy cow 7.25" saucer dish.
Porcelain
Minton Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern, Regency, circa 1820
By Minton
Located in London, GB
The cup is decorated with an Imari pattern. Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and ...
Porcelain
English Minton Blue & White Porcelain Garden Seat, Hawthorn Pattern, circa 1912
By Minton
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century circa 1912 English Minton blue and white porcelain garden seat in Hawthorn pattern.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Minton Porcelain Coffee Cup, Kakiemon Tiger Pattern, D Regent Shape, ca 1835
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup and saucer made by Minton around the year 1835. The set is potted in the D-Regent shape and decorated with a Kakiemon-style tiger pattern.
Porcelain
Sold|$202
Minton Machin Bute Tea Cup
By Minton
Located in Leeds, GB
A delightful Bute tea cup by Minton Machin.A bold Amari pattern incorporating acanthus and floral motifs and with a lovely leaf decoration to the inner.
Minton Set of 4 Porcelain Plates in Italianate Gilt Frames, a. Boullemier, 1882
By Minton
Located in London, GB
The plates are marked with the puce crowned globe "Mintons" mark and the pattern number G4559. All four images are signed by the artist.
Porcelain
Sold|$579
Minton Majolica Jardiniere
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Minton Majolica "Dragon" pattern jardiniere standing on "ball and claw" feet, circa 1860. 36cm (14.2") - High 36cm (14.2") - Wide 36cm (14.2") - Deep.
Tiffany Desert Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exquisite Minton (9430 pattern) made for Tiffany desert set comprising: 12 demitasse cups and saucers, 12 5" plates, 8 6" plates, and 12 8" plates, total of 56 pieces.
Sold|$2,000
Minton Parian Mermaid Jardinere
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
The entire piece is elegantly decorated with gold gilding. Made by Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, England, impressed mark for Minton pattern 1182
Ceramic
Minton Pottery Teacup, Crazy Cow Pattern, Georgian Era, circa 1805
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Minton supplied huge quantities of tablewares, tiles, and other items to the USA in the 19th century; the White House was traditionally supplied with Minton crockery and many great b...
Pottery
Sold|$6,750
12 Minton Heavily-Gilded Service Plates
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Custom made for Davis Collamore, a luxury New York retailer at the turn of the century. Minton custom pattern number: K251,
Gold Leaf
Pair of Early Minton Vases, Flower Panels, circa 1825
By Minton
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Decorated with a panel of painted flowers and gilt shells and seaweed to the reverse, the elegant neck with zigzag gilding. Over glaze blue Minton mock Sevres mark- also pattern no.7...
Porcelain
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.