Minton Furniture
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.
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Creator: Minton
Neoclassical Style Blue Majolica Planter by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style blue Majolica planter by Minton
English, c. 1852
Measures: height 37.5cm, width 49cm, depth 42cm
This superb planter is crafted i...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Minton Pottery Majolica Sardine Box with Fish Motifs 19th Century Victorian Era
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Minton majolica sardine box with raised fish motifs, from the late 19th century (Victorian era). It measures 9'' in depth by 7 1/2'' in width by 4'' in height (recipient measures 4 1...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Antique Minton Secessionist Vase in Light Blue and Cobalt with Floral Motif
By Minton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique potery vase was made by the renowned Mintons Company of England in approximately 1905 in the period Secessionist style. The vase is done with a Robin egg blue ground wit...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Minton Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Set of 4 Minton & Co Encaustic Floor Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 4 reclaimed Minton encaustic floor tiles perfect for a period cottage or townhouse. The set comprises of four 6-inch by 6-inch tiles in Pugin style with a repeating mustard ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A complete hand painted dessert service made by Minton showcases their superb talent and artistry. Gorgeous specimens are featured in the centers of each plate, consisting of 12 dessert plates, 2 tall compotes...
Category
19th Century English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
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 Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 11 English Minton Porcelain Plates, circa 1880
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Each depicting a marine scene with shells and corals, with a gilt rim. Signed William Mussill.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Pigeon Pie Tureen
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Minton Majolica pigeon pie tureen with wickerwork design. Supported by three realistically modelled grey fantailed pigeons roosting...
Category
19th Century English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Game Pie Dish Majolica Minton Victorian Mid-19th Century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Majolica oval game terrine, featuring a palette of green, blue, brown, and ochre. Adorned with a woven basket encircled by an oak leaf garland, the lid showcases a prominent relief d...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of 19th Century English Minton Framed Painted Ceramic Wall Plaques
By Minton
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in England circa 1880, and set in the original carved oak frames, each plaque is hand painted and stamped on the back Minton, London, England. Each porcelain, signed by the a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
12 Minton Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Service or Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Minton service plates is a rare example of Minton's sterling silver overlay. Most silver overlay was made by other porcelain manufacturer...
Category
Early 20th Century British Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
English Victorian Blue Majolica Nautilus Shell Pot
By Minton
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian large blue Majolica porcelain jardiniere of nautilus shell shape raised on a leafy form pedestal base (signed MINTON, 1873)
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
12 Minton 19th c. Cobalt Blue Floral Gold & White Rimmed Large Soup Bowls
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 large rimmed soup bowls dating from 1882, are hand painted and gilded showcasing the expert talent of the Minton factory. Retailed by Gilman, Collamore, NY., the Tiffa...
Category
1880s English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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. The type is known as Sneyd, number 301,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Cherubs Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features climbing cherubs and water lilies. Turquoise ground version. Colouration: turquoise, green, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks ...
Category
1870s Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Mid 19th Century English Staffordshire Minton Pattern Platter
By Minton
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Minton pattern Well & Tree of Life platter, English, Staffordshire, marked "New Stone" & BB (Best Body), date mark of 1858. Chip on one supporter. 19 5...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
English, c. 1905
Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm
This charact...
Category
Early 1900s English Renaissance Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
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...
Category
1870s English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Minton & Co 8-inch Neoclassical Sepia Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 8-inch decorative neoclassical tile by Minton (stamped), one of two similar we are selling in matching sepia tones.
This large, glazed, dust-pressed tile depicts a highly...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Minton Strawberry Majolica Shell Plate, 19th century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
This magnificent English Minton earthenware plate is a true masterpiece from the 19th century, crafted in 1878. Adorned with a charming slipware design, it features plump red strawberries nestled among flowering strawberry leaves. The shell-shaped plate has an elegant white background that delicately contrasts with a blue-bottomed hollow compartment, adding a touch of originality and sophistication to the piece.
On the reverse side, it bears the marks of the prestigious Minton manufactory, founded by Thomas Minton in Staffordshire in 1793. Minton is recognized as one of the most important English manufacturers of earthenware and porcelain, supplying many famous institutions throughout the 19th century with artistic pieces and slip-glazed tiles for floors...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bamboo Cachepot Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bamboo Cachepot Minton.
Decorated with a blue ribbon.
Height / 7.4 inches .
Diameter / 6.6 inches.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Neoclassical Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 8-inch clay tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped to reverse) illustrated with a scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the po...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Minton 6-inch Glazed Neoclassical Profile Portrait Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 6-inch olive green majolica glazed tile by Minton & Co. (stamped) depicting a profile portrait of a bearded neoclassical figure in a regal headdress. Formerly used to deco...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Set of 9 Reclaimed Minton & Co Gothic Encaustic Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of nine vibrant reclaimed gothic encaustic tiles by Minton & Co (stamped), circa 1840- 1860. Each 6-inch tile is detailed with buff and red terracotta tones to create an ornate...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Gothic Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Antique 8-inch Decorative Neoclassical Tile by Minton
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 8-inch decorative neoclassical tile by Minton (stamped), one of two similar we are selling in matching sepia tones.
This large, glazed, dust-pressed tile depicts a highly...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Minton Hollins 8-inch Neoclassical Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed 8-inch clay tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped to reverse) illustrated with a scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’.
Inspired by Greek mythology, the ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Minton Majolica Acorn and Snail Jug/pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features oak leaves and acorns to the sides and a snail to the handle. Colouration: brown, green, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker's ma...
Category
1860s Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
17 Piece Minton Porcelain Dessert Service with Tazze
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A 17 piece Minton porcelain dessert service with tazze
English, 19th century
Measures: Plate: height 2cm, diameter 24cm
Tazze: height 12.5...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Hand Painted Artist Signed Fish Service with Platter, 12 Plates and Gravy
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This a complete Minton fish service that is hand painted and Artist-signed consisting of 12 plates which measure 9.75" in diameter, a sauce tureen and unde...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Moon-Flask Shaped Vases, Minton C1880
By Minton
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Add a touch of elegance to your home decor with these stunning moon-flask shaped vases from Minton. These vases are sure to impress with their rich brown treacle glaze and beautiful ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879–19...
Category
Early 20th Century English Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Majolica Bamboo Garden Seat By Minton, C.1865
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is an amazing example of the English Minton Factory.
This garden seat is quite unique, circa 1865.
Minton Majolica garden seat features a bundle of bamboo tied with decorated Co...
Category
1860s English Late Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Minton Aesthetic Movement Tiled Jardinieres with Lily of the Valley
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This pair of jardinieres is made of 19th century Mintons porcelain tiles which have been mounted into later constructed jardinieres. The tiles are all matching, each one decorated with lily of the valley floral motifs.
Beautifully detailed constructed beaded boxes, frame these Aesthetic Movement tiles...
Category
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 9 Minton & Co Encaustic Floor Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 9 reclaimed Minton encaustic floor tiles perfect for a period cottage or townhouse. The set comprises of nine 6-inch by 6-inch tiles in Pugin style with a repeating mustard ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
12 Minton Dinner Plates Hand-Painted Nautical Maritime Motif Signed J E Dean
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A fabulous and rare set of 12 Mintons artist signed dinner plates with hand painted borders, trimmed in acid etched gold. What makes these plates special is the subtle variation of n...
Category
1920s English Vintage Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set Rare Eleven (11) Minton Red Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates w/ Gold Borders
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and red floral decoration and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Minton Tile Splashback
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 32 reclaimed Minton tiles, ideal for use as an antique tile splashback, entranceway floor or fireplace hearth in a period cottage or Victorian...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "wat...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Parian Group Of Mother & Child In Prayer By Minton
By Minton
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine parian group of Mother and child, modeled as a mother praying over her sleeping child.
Circa 1860
English
Footnote:
Minton ware, cream-colo...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of English Mintons Coral Ground Floral Motif Moon Flasks with Gilding
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style 19th century English Mintons Coral ground floral painted moon flasks with 24k hand-painted decoration. Exceptional in q...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 9 Minton & Co Encaustic Floor Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 9 reclaimed Minton encaustic floor tiles ideal for a period cottage or townhouse. The set comprises of nine 6-inch by 6-inch tiles in Pugin style with a repeating white and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Flagship Corsair Vegetable Bowl
By Minton
Located in Norwell, MA
Personal dinnerware made exclusively for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) for use aboard his Flagship Corsair, built in 1890. This 6” Flagship Corsair vegetable side plate bowl by Mint...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
English Antique Minton Tile Roman Style Mosaic Wall Panel
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A framed collection of antique English Minton tiles creating a decorative roman style mosaic wall panel. Dating from the late 19th century, this tile...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair Antique Minton Pottery Parrots Dark Brown Color England Circa 1890
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of pottery parrots was crafted by the renowned Minton Company in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1890.
These charming figures are inspired by the traditiona...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Vase with Merboys
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features three merboys supporting a vessel adorned with seaweeds. The rim of the vase is modelled to depict breaking waves. Turquoise ground version. Colou...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Garniture of Three Spill Vases, Painted by Lark Pratt, Minton, circa 1860
By Minton
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Set of three spill vases, or Match Pots, decorated in the Gothic Revival manner, with reserves showing finely detailed landscapes. The painting by Lark Pratt, who was working for Min...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A very fine Minton Porcelain Sévres style Inkstand c.1840
By Minton
Located in Exeter, GB
A beautiful Minton porcelain Inkstand c.1840. The form of this Inkstand is the same basic shape as Minton’s ‘New Tray’ design number 245 as illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in plate 10...
Category
19th Century Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Antique Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figural Centrepiece
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Minton porcelain blanc de chine centrepiece with a young maiden with a basket dating from around 1862. The centrepiece stands o...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Minton Flow Blue Transferware Ironstone Serving Platter
By Minton
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th-Century English Minton flow blue transferware ironstone serving platter, circa 1840. Maker's marks on reverse. This beautiful...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
English Minton Aesthetic Movement Majolica Pineapple Palissy Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Minton pottery in Staffordshire, England, a Majolica glazed pitcher in the Palissy style, formed as a pineapple, registered and dated October 5th, 1858.
From a set of thr...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Late 19th Century Minton Ceramic Dolphin Candlestick
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century Minton pottery candlestick, modelled in the form of a recumbent dolphin, supported on a circular base and painted in polychrome glaze. Stamped to the base.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of 12 Antique Minton & Co. Encaustic Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Each tile stamped ‘Minton & Co’ to the reverse. These were originally used as floor tiles. We think they would make a great splash back to a basin.
Size as...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Clay
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton.
Decorated with white flowers.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Minton Majolica Spring Daffodil Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica vases which feature daffodils stood on bulb feet. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Amazing Pair of Mintons Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Covered Vases w/ Still Life
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Mintons Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Covered Vases with Still Life Scene Cartouches. Each vase is of compressed oval form with domed, detachable lids and circu...
Category
1880s English Louis XVI Antique Minton Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton furniture 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 furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Minton were created in the Art Deco style in united kingdom during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Royal Worcester, Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon, and Stevens & Williams. Prices for Minton furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $75 and can go as high as $34,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,463.
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Questions About Minton Furniture
- 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.