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Minton Birds

Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875
Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875

Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875

By Christopher Dresser, Minton

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900
Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900

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).

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Minton Porcelain Bird Plates by William Mussil, Antique, 1880
Minton Porcelain Bird Plates by William Mussil, Antique, 1880

Minton Porcelain Bird Plates by William Mussil, Antique, 1880

By Minton

Located in Downingtown, PA

Historical Context William Mussill, an Austrian-born artist who trained at Sèvres before joining Minton, transformed ceramic bird painting by blending academic natural history with ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Birds Turquoise
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Birds Turquoise

Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Birds Turquoise

By Minton

Located in Dublin, Ireland

The family continued to control the business until the mid-20th century. Mintons had the usual Staffordshire variety of company and trading names over the years, and the products of ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Pair Mintons Porcelain Cabinet Plates Decorated with Hand Painted Exotic Birds
Pair Mintons Porcelain Cabinet Plates Decorated with Hand Painted Exotic Birds

Pair Mintons Porcelain Cabinet Plates Decorated with Hand Painted Exotic Birds

By Minton

Located in Litchfield, CT

Pair Antique Mintons porcelain cabinet plates decorated with hand painted exotic birds in a fanciful landscape on a celadon ground enhanced by gilding.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Minton & Co Encaustic Neo-Medieval English Tile Depicting a Queen
Minton & Co Encaustic Neo-Medieval English Tile Depicting a Queen

Minton & Co Encaustic Neo-Medieval English Tile Depicting a Queen

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique English neo-medieval encaustic tile depicting a Queen, possibly Queen Eleanor, with a bird, attributed to Minton & Co. This tile was commissioned in 1840-42 by L.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Medieval Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

19th Century English Exhibition Porcelain Vase by Minton Painted by Martin Sneed
19th Century English Exhibition Porcelain Vase by Minton Painted by Martin Sneed

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.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Vases
Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Vases

Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Vases

$2,800 / set

H 8 in W 6.25 in D 3 in

Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Vases

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of English Victorian style rust ground porcelain Pilgrim flask vases with gilt accents & painted with birds & floral clasps (Minton, 1948) (PRICED AS Pair)

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Recent Sales

19th Century Minton Bird and Insect Dessert Service 17 Pieces
19th Century Minton Bird and Insect Dessert Service 17 Pieces

19th Century Minton Bird and Insect Dessert Service 17 Pieces

By Minton

Located in London, GB

19th century Minton dessert service, comprising 4 comports, 1 tazza, and 12 plates, each handpainted with birds perched upon branches, and further detailed with Insects and heightene...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Hand Painted Dinner Plates with Humming Birds and Parrots
Minton Hand Painted Dinner Plates with Humming Birds and Parrots

Minton Hand Painted Dinner Plates with Humming Birds and Parrots

By Minton

Located in London, GB

A Minton dessert service circa 1910, the plates decorated with humming birds and parrots perched on branches and flowers reserved on a white background.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Pair Minton Vases with Farm Birds Encrusted Flowers and Children
19th Century Pair Minton Vases with Farm Birds Encrusted Flowers and Children

19th Century Pair Minton Vases with Farm Birds Encrusted Flowers and Children

By Minton

Located in London, GB

A beautiful and stylish pair of Minton Vases with slender tall necks and bulbous body on a green ground. These vases are highly decorative and tells the story of two children on a fa...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Birds of Paradise Jardinière
Minton Majolica Birds of Paradise Jardinière

Minton Majolica Birds of Paradise Jardinière

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H 12.6 in W 14.6 in D 13 in

Minton Majolica Birds of Paradise Jardinière

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica jardinière which features birds of paradise and flowers amongst blossoming prunus.

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Pottery

Materials

Majolica

Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900
Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900

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

Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Cabinet Plate Centerpiece Birds Turquoise
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Cabinet Plate Centerpiece Birds Turquoise

Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Cabinet Plate Centerpiece Birds Turquoise

By Minton

Located in Dublin, Ireland

The family continued to control the business until the mid-20th century. Mintons had the usual Staffordshire variety of company and trading names over the years, and the products of ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Pair Minton Majolica Staffordshire Porcelain Birds Parakeets Cockrels Cockatoo
Pair Minton Majolica Staffordshire Porcelain Birds Parakeets Cockrels Cockatoo

Pair Minton Majolica Staffordshire Porcelain Birds Parakeets Cockrels Cockatoo

By Minton

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed pair of English pottery vivid Majolica Parrot Feathered Figures, firmly attributed to Mintons, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Thomas Minton Porcelain Bird Cabinet Plates, Signed by William Mussil.
Thomas Minton Porcelain Bird Cabinet Plates, Signed by William Mussil.

Thomas Minton Porcelain Bird Cabinet Plates, Signed by William Mussil.

By Minton

Located in Downingtown, PA

Minton porcelain bird plates are signed by William Mussil who was considered by some to be the finest Bird Painter in the ceramics world had seen at the time he painted these lovely ...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Minton Majolica Cobalt-Ground Jug with Bird, Ivy, Berries, Dated 1865
A Minton Majolica Cobalt-Ground Jug with Bird, Ivy, Berries, Dated 1865

A Minton Majolica Cobalt-Ground Jug with Bird, Ivy, Berries, Dated 1865

By Minton

Located in Banner Elk, NC

A Minton Majolica Jug of baluster form with all-over relief molded ivy vines and berries, a songbird on one side and an exotic bird on the other, trimmed in vines with a vine twisted...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Minton Ca 1866 Dessert Set Hand Painted Birds Turquoise with Cameo Reserves
Minton Ca 1866 Dessert Set Hand Painted Birds Turquoise with Cameo Reserves

Minton Ca 1866 Dessert Set Hand Painted Birds Turquoise with Cameo Reserves

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

The centers depict different bird subjects, each in their natural environment of flowers, branches and botanically correct environment for each species.

Category

Antique 1860s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Encaustic Neo-Medieval Tile Depicting a Queen
Minton Encaustic Neo-Medieval Tile Depicting a Queen

Minton Encaustic Neo-Medieval Tile Depicting a Queen

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique neo-medieval old English encaustic tile depicting a Queen, possibly Queen Eleanor, with a bird, attributed to Minton & Co. This tile was commissioned in 1840-42 by L.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Medieval Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Set Of 12 Minton Burgundy Border Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates
Set Of 12 Minton Burgundy Border Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates

Set Of 12 Minton Burgundy Border Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates

By Minton

Located in Norwood, NJ

They have a gold border with an embossed decoration. which includes open winged eagles or some type of regal bird. Minton was famous for their masterful gilders who specialized in th...

Category

Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Pair Antique Ornithological Cups and Saucers Showing Birds
Pair Antique Ornithological Cups and Saucers Showing Birds

Pair Antique Ornithological Cups and Saucers Showing Birds

By Minton

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of Minton ornithological cups and saucers each showing a bird painted in monochrome grisaille standing at rest in a naturalistic setting.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Large  Vintage  Ceramic Heron Bird Sculpture  1970s
Large  Vintage  Ceramic Heron Bird Sculpture  1970s

Large Vintage Ceramic Heron Bird Sculpture 1970s

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H 18.12 in W 14.97 in D 9.45 in

Large Vintage Ceramic Heron Bird Sculpture 1970s

By Minton

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice life size glazed Ceramic figurine of a Heron .Standing with its feet in the high grass Beautiful Sea Green color . Very good condition . .

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

English Minton Fine Porcelain Exotic Bird Cream Jug Pitcher
English Minton Fine Porcelain Exotic Bird Cream Jug Pitcher

English Minton Fine Porcelain Exotic Bird Cream Jug Pitcher

Located in Nottingham, GB

English Minton Fine Porcelain Exotic Bird Cream Jug Pitcher Good condition From a private collection.

Category

Antique 19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Amusing Pair of Glazed Terra Cotta Cockatoo Birds
Amusing Pair of Glazed Terra Cotta Cockatoo Birds

Amusing Pair of Glazed Terra Cotta Cockatoo Birds

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Amusing, decorated and glazed terra cotta parrots or cockatoos who seem rather comfortable with each other, both perched on a tree trunk signed on the underside Mintons England. L...

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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica Bird Tile
Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica Bird Tile

Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica Bird Tile

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H 7.9 in W 7.9 in D 0.4 in

Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica Bird Tile

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica tile which features a nesting bird, amongst foliage and flowers.

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

19th Century English Birds & Flowers Plate Minton
19th Century English Birds & Flowers Plate Minton

19th Century English Birds & Flowers Plate Minton

By Minton

Located in Austin, TX

19th century English birds and flowers peonies plate signed Minton. Chinese inspiration.

Category

Antique 1880s English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Minton Majolica Hanging Planter Basket, Bird's Nest, Cherries, Dated 1872
Minton Majolica Hanging Planter Basket, Bird's Nest, Cherries, Dated 1872

Minton Majolica Hanging Planter Basket, Bird's Nest, Cherries, Dated 1872

By Minton

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Minton Majolica Hanging Planter/Basket, the planter molded as a birds nest with red glazed cherries and green leaves, the interior glazed in turquoise, the woven bail handle glazed i...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Antique Drabware Dish Showing Bird Made by Job Ridgway 1802-1808
Antique Drabware Dish Showing Bird Made by Job Ridgway 1802-1808

Antique Drabware Dish Showing Bird Made by Job Ridgway 1802-1808

By Minton

Located in Katonah, NY

According to the online Ridgway pattern book, this is Ridgway pattern 235, which is part of "Birds from Bewick." "This black & iron-red decoration is the same as that on Ridgway bone...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vi...

Materials

Earthenware

English Tranferware Platter
English Tranferware Platter

English Tranferware Platter

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H 1.75 in W 18.5 in D 12.75 in

English Tranferware Platter

Located in Land O' Lakes, FL

The platter appears to be in the style of Minton with a scalloped edge, birds and florals. 19th century, England.

Category

Antique 1880s English Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Dessert Service, Named Birds by Joseph Smith, Victorian 1851
Minton Porcelain Dessert Service, Named Birds by Joseph Smith, Victorian 1851

Minton Porcelain Dessert Service, Named Birds by Joseph Smith, Victorian 1851

By Minton

Located in London, GB

Each plate has a named bird, hand painted in beautiful detail by the famous painter Joseph Smith, who worked for Minton from 1834 into the early 1850s.

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Set of Six Plates, White with Essex Birds, Aesthetic Movement 1888
Minton Set of Six Plates, White with Essex Birds, Aesthetic Movement 1888

Minton Set of Six Plates, White with Essex Birds, Aesthetic Movement 1888

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful set of six dessert plates made by Minton in 1888. The plates have a white ground with a simple gilt rim and they are painted with the "Essex Birds" pattern, which...

Category

Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Plate, Minton, Sea Shells by W. Mussill, Victorian, 1891
Porcelain Plate, Minton, Sea Shells by W. Mussill, Victorian, 1891

Porcelain Plate, Minton, Sea Shells by W. Mussill, Victorian, 1891

By Minton

Located in London, GB

He specialised in exotic plants, fish and birds. When Minton attracted scores of French artists in the 1870s, Mussill was among them and became one of the most revered painters at th...

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Plate, Coral Scene by W. Mussill, Pierced Greek Border, 1873
Minton Porcelain Plate, Coral Scene by W. Mussill, Pierced Greek Border, 1873

Minton Porcelain Plate, Coral Scene by W. Mussill, Pierced Greek Border, 1873

By Minton

Located in London, GB

He specialised in exotic plants, fish and birds. When Minton attracted scores of French artists in the 1870s, Mussill was among them and became one of the most revered painters at th...

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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By Christopher Dresser, Minton

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Ewer Urn Vase Centerpiece Roses Turquoise
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Ewer Urn Vase Centerpiece Roses Turquoise

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...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser

By Christopher Dresser, Minton

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...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

Twelve Framed Minton & Co. Tiles Designed by Walter Crane
Twelve Framed Minton & Co. Tiles Designed by Walter Crane

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...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

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Minton Birds For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of minton birds is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct minton birds — often made from ceramic, earthenware and porcelain — can elevate any home. Minton birds have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Minton birds bearing Victorian or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Minton birds have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Minton and Christopher Dresser are consistently popular.

How Much are Minton Birds?

Minton birds can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $598, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $3,751.

Minton for sale on 1stDibs

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.