Minton Decorative Art
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
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.
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1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Minton White Majolica Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Minton white Majolica oyster plate.
Dated 1880.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica strawberries plate signed Minton.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
With yellow flowers.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Aqua Oyster plate Minton.
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1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Twelve Framed Minton & Co. Tiles Designed by Walter Crane
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare group of twelve 19th century ceramic Minton & Co. tiles in later frames, depicting the artistic retelling of nursery rhymes by English illustrator, Walter Crane (1845-1915). T...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Large English blue bird plate in a landscape signed Mintons (mark 1873 to 1912).
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica strawberries plate signed Minton.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Minton pottery tile designed by Christopher Dresser in 1873.
This tile, designed by Christopher Dresser and made in 1873, exemplifies the Aesthetic Movement ethos of the home as...
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Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875. These tiles are beautiful examples of Arts & Crafts pottery.
Arts & Cr...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica cobalt strawberries plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
English blue bird plate in a landscape signed Mintons (mark 1873 to 1912).
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
White Majolica Neptune Platter Minton, circa 1865
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica mythological platter which features four figural panels molded with Juno, Neptune, Mercury and Selene signed Minton, circa 1856.
This platter had a rare turquoise blue back...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Kingfisher Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An Arts & Crafts Minton tile in the Kingfisher pattern, designed by Christopher Dresser, ca. 1870.
Arts & Crafts designer Christopher Dresser’s works were true to the movement’s c...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
Reclaimed Minton Tile Panel of Panoramic Seascape
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of reclaimed Minton blue and white glazed tiles depicting a panoramic seascape. Comprising of 95 six-inch tiles and displayed on a custom m...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
Set of 6 Antique Barrowclough & Sanders Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of six early 19th century tiles decorated Barrowclough & Sanders on a Minton tile.
In Neoclassical style, each 5 inch tile showcases classically dressed figures, musicians, an...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
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Majolica Oyster Plates by Minton, 1876
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Minton Early 19th Century Red Oriental Garden Plates ~ set of 4
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Located in New York, NY
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Vintage French Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
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Pair of 19th Century Wedgwood Majolica Plates
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Russian Icon with Processional Cross 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Russian icon with a processional cross in its center from the 17th century
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19th Century Minton Chinese Tree Plate
Located in Clearwater, FL
An early antique Minton Chinese Tree chinoiserie plate with gilt scalloped edge. Chinese tree with vases of peonies and blossoms hand painted. Cir...
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Materials
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19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
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Materials
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Oyster Plate in Majolica Green and White Color, 19th Century, France
By Longchamp
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Oyster plate in Majolica, in white and Green color.
France, 19th century.
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Fish Wall Plates or Wall Decoration
By Caldas Da Rainha, Kerangol
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching Pair of Glazed Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Decorations or Platters
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Minton Decorative Art
Materials
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2 Antique 1862 Minton International Exhibition Jeweled Turquoise Plates
By Minton
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862.
These superb quality Minton plates are from a dessert service shown at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London.
The plates testify to the enduring influence of 18th Century Sèvres on the tastes of Victorian high society. The designs are far from being mere copies, however; while there are recognisable Sèvres elements, they are arranged in entirely new and delightful ways.
On the rim are four imitation cameo heads of classical deities en grisaille on a red-brown ground, within oval reserves wreathed in laurel. The profiles are individually painted; compare, for instance, the winged helmeted heads of Hermes/Mercury and you will spot subtle differences. The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner...
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1860s Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Oyster Plate in Majolica Green and White Color 19th Century Longchamp Set of 2
By Longchamp
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Oyster plate in Majolica, in white and Green color.
France, 19th century.
Circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
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Materials
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Porcelain Wall Plate, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This porcelain wall plate is a decorative object manufactured in Japan at the end of the 19th century.
This refined wall plate is completely ma...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Previously Available Items
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Neo-Renaissance Palissy Plate signed Minton.
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Neo-Renaissance Palissy Plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Minton Majolica Fruit and Flowers Tile
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica tile which features an assemblage of fruit, flowers and leaves, including an apple, a lemon and a pinecone. Ribbons on either side. Colouration: turquoise, green, whi...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Minton's China Delft Blue and White Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Minton's China Delft blue and white oyster plate.
Japonisme Period.
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1880s English Japonisme Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
19th Century Green Majolica Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Victorian green Majolica oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
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1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Christopher Dresser for Minton English Arts & Crafts Floral Pottery Tile
By Christopher Dresser, Minton
Located in Astoria, NY
English Arts & Crafts Minton pottery tile designed by Christopher Dresser, late 19th century, featuring Art Nouveau / Aesthetic Movement lily of the valley floral motif, the tile rev...
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Late 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Minton Decorative Art
Materials
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19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Art Nouveau Majolica Wall Plate by Minton, Hand Painted, England, circa 1910
By Minton
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Large Majolica wall plate made by the renowned company of Minton in England, circa 1910. A real charming Majolica plate depicting an artfully hand painted flying bird and a blue dragonfly...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Minton Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Minton decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton decorative art 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 art, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative art by Minton were created in the Victorian style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative art by and Wedgwood. Prices for Minton decorative art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $350 and can go as high as $19,112, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,139.
Questions About Minton Decorative Art
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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