Large Aesthetic Movement Minton Pottery Vase c.1870-85
By Minton
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Aesthetic Movement can be seen as the bridge to the arts and crafts style.
Pottery
6 19th Century Minton Celadon Aesthetic Movement Botanical Soup Bowls circa 1878
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
6 rare Minton celadon aesthetic movement botanical soup bowls, circa 1878, decorated with sprays of wild flowers and butterflies in polychrome enamels.
Earthenware
Minton Set of Six Plates, White with Essex Birds, Aesthetic Movement 1888
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others.
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Fountain
By Minton
Located in Toronto, ON
Monumental Minton Majolica fountain modeled as two mermaids supporting a shell form bowl with foliate garlands and see weed motives at the base.
Majolica
Sold|$2,000
Minton Majolica Chinese Style Planter
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Minton Majolica planter circa 1875 decorated with Chinese ornament, the body decorated in yellow glaze with sky blue decoration, similar examples shown at the Philadelphia Exhibition.
Ceramic
19th Century Pugin Minton Majolica Gothic Aesthetic Movement Stool Seat
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
A very rare Minton Majolica garden stool designed by A.W.N Pugin, circa 1860.
Pottery
Framed Antique Victorian Minton Hollins and Co Tile
By Minton
Located in Manchester, GB
A beautiful blue and white transfer printed tile by Minton Hollins & Co., in the japonaise style depicting a bamboo-handled jardinière with flowers, circa 1880. Now professionally fr...
Ceramic
Minton Porcelain Box and Cover, Christopher Dresser Design, circa 1870
By Minton
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Minton porcelain box and cover, designed by Dr Christopher dresser, circa 1870. The moulded box, set upon an integral stand, decorated in Chinese cloisonne taste, with stylised flora...
Porcelain
8 Different Minton Tiles by John Moyr Smith Depicting Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
By Minton-Spidell, John Moyr Smith
Located in Quechee, VT
Group of eight ceramic art tiles with characters from Sir Thomas Malory's epic "Le Morte d'Arthur" designed by the famous ceramic artist and designer John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) in t...
Minton Aesthetic Movement 'Flying Crane' Vase designed by Christopher dresser
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Minton Aesthetic Movement 'Flying Crane' Vase designed by Christopher dresser c.1875 The straight sided circular pot decorated with Japanese style cranes and waves, all supported on ...
Ceramic
Sold|$4,095
Minton Aesthetic Movement Charger
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
A magnificent excellent quality Minton hand painted Aesthetic Movement Charger c.1875 by Henry Ryland.
Ceramic
Sold|$1,900
Pair of Minton Aesthetic Vases
By Minton
Located in Vancouver, BC
Pair of Art Nouveau vases by Minton rendered in a beautiful green and blue floral motif. Large vase: 12" H x 4.5" W. Small vase: 9" H x 4" W.
Sold|$1,900
Pair of No.11 Minton Aesthetic Vases
By Minton
Located in Vancouver, BC
Pair of art Nouveau vases marked "No.11" and signed by Minton. Rendered in a beautiful green and blue floral motif.
Sold|$850
Minton No. 15 Aesthetic Vase
By Minton
Located in Vancouver, BC
Art Nouveau vase marked "No. 15" signed Minton. Rendered in a beautiful green and blue floral motif.
19th Century Minton Majolica Aesthetic Movement Floor Jardinière
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
A very rare large floor jardinière in the Aesthetic movement style with four, two depicting leaping carp and two depicting turtles amongst the waves probably designed by Christopher ...
Pottery
19th Century Monumental Minton Majolica Aesthetic Movement Jardinière
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
A rare Minton Majolica floor jardinière in the Chinese style decorated in imperial yellow and Persian blue glazes. Minton introduced these two new glazes at the Vienna Exhibition 187...
Pottery
Minton Majolica Chinese Style Aesthetic Movement Vase c.1875
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Minton Majolica Chinese Style Aesthetic Movement Vase c.1875, the mottled vase supported by lotus branches and leaves upon an upturned shell base impressed Minton mark and date code
Ceramic
19th Century Minton Majolica Blue Aesthetic Jardiniere Christopher Dresser
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Minton Majolica floor jardinière in the Chinese style decorated in Persian blue glaze, circa 1875 The Victorian London porcelain retailer, Daniell and Son displayed a pair of these j...
Pottery
19th Century Pugin Minton Majolica Gothic Aesthetic Movement Stool Seat
By Minton, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, United Kindgom
A very rare Minton Majolica garden stool designed by A.W.N Pugin, circa 1860.
Pottery
Minton Majolica Chinese Style Jardiniere c.1875
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Minton Majolica Chinese style jardiniere c.1875 The yellow ground body with turquoise decoration and two lug handles, all supported by four paw feet with of dog masks
Ceramic
Rare Minton Majolica Chinese Style Pedestal, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Rare Minton Majolica Chinese style pedestal circa 1875, the body with pierced Chinese motif. Similar examples shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition 1876.
Ceramic
Minton Majolica Persian Blue Japanese Style Garden Seat, 19th Century
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
19th century Minton Majolica Persian blue garden seat, circa 1875. Similar examples shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876.
Ceramic
Rare Minton Blue and White Chinese Style Pedestal, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
Rare Minton blue and white Chinese style Pedestal circa 1875, the body with pierced Chinese motif. Similar examples shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition 1876.
Ceramic
Minton Majolica Garden Seat, Two Piece Jardiniere & a Royal Worcester Vase
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
A Minton Majolica Garden seat (1875) with Jardiniere and under plate ( c.1875) decorated in cobalt blue with Persian blue Japanese style ornament, together with a Royal Worcester Per...
Ceramic
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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