Minton Decorative Objects
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
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vase Centerpiece Cherub Dolphin Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of an English Minton Porcelain centerpiece or flower vase, depicting an entwined upright Dolphin been help by a scantily clad Female standing on a naturalistic circu...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Porcelain
Minton Majolica Nautilus Shell Flower Pot
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower pot (jardiniere) which features a nautilus shell on a coral-like base which is draped in seaweed. Colouration: turquoise, gr...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Aesthetic Movement Plum Red Glazed Art Pottery Monkey Candlestick
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and unusual Minton Aesthetic Movement plum glazed art pottery monkey candlestick dating from around 1885. The candlestick stands on a rou...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of English Majolica Parrot Figures by Mintons
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of English Majolica parrot figures by Mintons, each one with colorful feathers, resting on a perch.
Category
Early 20th Century English High Victorian Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Cherub Turquoise
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a pair of English Minton Porcelain Centerpieces or Flower Vases, each modelled as a kneeling cherub carrying a flower vase on its back in the form of a cornucopia...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Minton Secessionist Ware Jardiniere Pattern 71
By Minton
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton jardiniere is a lovely example of their "Secessionist" range, which was designed by Leon Solon and John Wadsworth. The pattern is number 71 and the raised borders were ap...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Hand Painted Small Jardiniere or Cachepot
By Minton
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This beautifully painted and gilded small porcelain jardiniere, or cachepot, carries the Minton circular crown and ermine mark which was applied to only high quality porcelain and ea...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
White Parian Figures, L'Enfant Lisant et L'Enfant Écrivant, after Lemire 19thC
By Minton
Located in London, GB
On offer is a superb pair of white parian figures, probably English and made in Staffordshire in the late 19th Century. The figures are after a pair of bronze models created by Charl...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Christopher Dresser Faux Cloisonne Vases for Mintons
By Minton
Located in New York, US
Our exceptional pair of enameled porcelain vases in the Chinese cloisonné style were designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) for Mintons.
They feature one side with a dragon an...
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Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Minton Decorative Objects
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,...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Stamped, Mintons Vases
By Minton
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A striking, rare pair of large marked, Minton, Secessionist style, majolica glazed vases with a celadon ground and sprays of Robin's egg blue flowers amidst swaying leaves. Designed ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground Vases
By Minton, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...
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1850s English Louis XVI Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Celadon Parian Porcelain Sculpture, Venus and Cupid, Victorian, 1861
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful celadon parian porcelain figure group made by Minton in 1861, which was the Victorian era. The group is of Venus and her son Cupid, seated in a shell.
Minton w...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Porcelain Centre Piece, Mazarine Blue with Gilt, Sèvres Style, 1862-1870
By Minton
Located in London, GB
On offer is a sublime and very rare centre piece made by Minton between 1862 and 1870, which was the Victorian era. The centre piece is made in the Sèvres style and decorated in a mazarine or cobalt blue ground with rich and very fine gilding. The piece is probably made as a potpourri. This piece would make a fabulous display on your Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas table!
Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were located in Staffordshire and were known specifically for their wonderfully fine white bone china and bright colours; there is a colour called "Minton Blue" which is a fresh azure blue that was very fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different phases of its existence, the factory made top quality creamware, porcelain, majolica and ultimately the finest parian porcelain. Minton excelled in their decorations and gilt work; these were often executed by artists who came from the Sèvres factory in France and brought their skills with them.
This large centre piece consists of three pieces: the base, the actual comport that can hold a liberal amount of food such as a large piece of game, and the cover. That being so, these pieces are more known for their decorative value and make a stunning display at the centre of a table setting.
This piece is not documented and no pictures are known of it other than one I have heard about in the grapevine but never seen myself: an image in a collection of images of the designs made by Minton for Thomas Goode, the famous retailer in London.
The relationship between Minton and Thomas Goode was a long and fruitful one. Goode, who was a close friend of Herbert Minton, commissioned a series of Victorian ornamental pieces in imitation of the late 18th Century Sèvres pieces that Goode had in his own collection. Minton did not just copy the Sèvres pieces, but created entirely new ones using the old 18th Century designs, hereby moving decidedly away from the English Rococo style, which had become increasingly strange and a little tired over the years. Minton, who had taken on Léon Arnoux, previously a painter at Sèvres, as Art Director. Arnoux was able to revive the design of ornamental wares in English soft paste porcelain...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Pottery Boy Holding a Basket Probably for Salt
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique Minton Majolica pottery figure of a boy holding a basket, probably for salt, and dating from around 1879. The figure stands raised on a rounded rockwork base with a tree stump with the boy leaning on the stump and dressed in period costume with a jacket and knee length shorts and wearing a rounded hat with ribbon. He holds a basket in front of him and is hand painted in naturalistic Majolica colors in typical yellows, greens, blues, browns and natural skin tones. The base has stamped Minton marks to the rim along with date marks with the inner base decorated in typical Minton turquoise...
Category
1870s English High Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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...
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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Secessionist Chamber Pot
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Secessionist chamber pot. Decorated with motifs in the Art Nouveau style. Glazed in turquoise, ochre, brown and blue. Green tube lining. Mak...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Minton Secessionist Purple No.33 Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Secessionist fluted vases, decorated with typical Art Nouveau stylized flowers and leaves. Green tube lining detail, on purple ground. Printed maker's marks 'MINTONS L...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Superb Rare Pair of Cherub Minton Caldwell Tiffany Blue and White Spill Vases
By Minton, J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sublime pair of porcelain spill vases having scalloped edges, gold leaf, eye catching Tiffany blue patterned decoration, and seated cherubs. Mar...
Category
1940s English Vintage Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Minton Majolica Posy Vase, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Minton Majolica Hen and Rooster Vases by John Henk
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica vases which feature a hen and rooster stood next to a wooden slated trough. Signed, 'J Henk' to the base. Colouration: brown, green, gre...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
English Mintons 1910 Aesthetic Movement Majolica Glazed John Henk Rooster Figure
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Mintons, a monumental and rare Rooster figure, Stoke-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1910.
A mold designed by John Henk, this faithful r...
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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
English Minton Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Majolica Aubergine Eggplant Vase
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Minton, a wonderful and extremely scarce majolica glazed Aubergine eggplant vase, dated 1875.
An example of the Japonisme Aesthetic so desirable ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Minton Secessionist No.12 Two Handled Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton secessionist two handled No.12 vase. Decorated in Art Nouveau style with ochre, pink and green glazes with black tube lined borders. Printed makers mark 'MINTONS LTD N...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Pair of English 19th Century Turquoise Ground Painted Porcelain Vases by Minton
By Edouard Rischgitz, Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of English 19th century turquoise ground and parcel-gilt painted porcelain vases, urns by Minton. The tapered shaped urns raised on a slender stem with turquoise grounds ...
Category
19th Century English Romantic Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Majolica Shell Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a scallop shell supported by seaweed on a rocky base. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predomin...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Hogarth Boy Figure
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica figure which features a Hogarth boy, sat on a rock, holding a shell. Coloration: turquoise, green, brown, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minto...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Cherub Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a cherub carrying wheatsheaf. Coloration: ochre, green, cream, are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
Category
1890s English Neoclassical Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Tin-Glazed Majolica Pictorial Lidded Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rare Minton Tin-Glazed Majolica Pictorial lidded vase with cupid handles. Features a pictorial scene of people in a country landscape. The vase was painted...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Jardinière by Minton and Carlo Marochetti
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This exquisite jardinière was manufactured by the celebrated English company Minton, who are famous for their ceramics. It was designed by Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867), an Italian-born sculptor who worked in London in the latter part of his career. His most famous work is the bronze sculpture of Richard the Lionheart...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Tudor Figure Candelabra
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica candelabra which features a Tudor dressed man, holding his arms aloft. He holds torches in his hands, which form the candle holders'. Color...
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1860s English Tudor Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton English Majolica Daisy and Trellis 2-Piece Jardinière on Stand circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An excellent quality Minton Majolica ‘Daisy and Trellis’ Jardinière on its stand, England, circa 1875.
The jardinière shows a pattern of a climbing trellis against a maroon stippled...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Minton Majolica Cats Head Vase
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent 19th century English Minton Majolica "Queen's vase" with cat heads. This rare model an amphora shape vase in rich Majolica gold, green and blue c...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Foxglove Vase
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features foxglove flowers and leaves in deep relief. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton ...
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1870s English Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Rare English Majolica Floral Jardiniere Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare English Majolica Floral Jardiniere signed Minton.
Rare set.
H / 7.7 inches , Diameter cache pot / 10.6 inches , Platter / 11 inches.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Minton Majolica Shell Posy Aqua Vase
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Shell Posy Aqua Vase signed Minton.
modeled as a scallop supported by seaweeds.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pr. Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Blue-Ground Vases, 'Too Fast' & 'Too Slow', L. Solon
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A monumental, rare, and highly important pair of Mintons Pâte-Sur-Pâte Peacock-Blue-Ground Vases, Known as 'Too Fast' And 'Too Slow' Produced in 1893, sign...
Category
1890s British Belle Époque Antique Minton Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Minton decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton decorative objects 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 objects, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Minton were created in the Victorian style in united kingdom during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, Royal Worcester, and Staffordshire. Prices for Minton decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $75 and can go as high as $348,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,538.
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Questions About Minton Decorative Objects
- 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.