Minton Mounted 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 Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress playing a ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton & Co Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late 19th century Minton & Co tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble d...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Minton Hollins 6-Inch Terracotta Profile Portrait Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb antique 6-inch dust-pressed terracotta tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped) depicting a profile portrait in the aesthetic movement style. Such is this tiles beauty, that the back is equally as interesting as the front, showcasing how the portrait profile is pressed into the terracotta to bring life and shape to the relief figure at the front.
Dating from the mid-late 19th century, the figure is carved with ornate Celtic style dress before a plentiful scrolling background impressed with the name ‘GAEL’ to the top. Ex British collection, this original Minton Hollins tile...
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Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a nobleman in roman style dress ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
John Moyr Smith Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress pl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble Roman dr...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Rare Set of 19th Century House of Commons Octagonal Tiles by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare set of mid 19th century House of Commons octagonal tiles by Minton Hollins (stamped), and another with a green passant guardant lion from the walls of the Victoria and Albert ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton Tile of 'Classical Figures' by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series 'Classical Figures with Musical Instruments' designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a lyre, in a beautiful neoclassical style on a striking gold ground, surrounded by a mute blue border.
At nearly 150 years it is in a beautiful clean condition, the perfect decorative feature for modern and period properties looking to add vibrancy and charm.
We are also selling further sets of tiles in the same design. Each illustration is hand painted depicting various types of classical musicians in the same beautiful colours.
Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating 'Early English History'.
John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) & Classical Figures with Musical Instruments
This tile series titled 'Classical Figures with Musical Instruments' by Glasgow born artist John Moyr Smith dates to circa 1875-1890. You can currently find one example on display in the V&A Museum, London.
Made by Minton & Co, Stoke on Trent, these tiles were originally designed to decorate cast-iron grates that began to appear during this period.
These grates were specifically designed to be set with tiles, and pictorial tiles became popular for this purpose, and series of picture tiles...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress playing a h...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
A.W.N. Pugin Glazed Encaustic Monogram Tile by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton & Co (stamped) glazed encaustic tile attributed to A.W.N Pugin.
This 6 inch square tile is adorned with the monogram ‘IHS' in bold text in buff clay on a deep red ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
A.W.N Pugin Encaustic Prince of Wales Tile by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique A.W.N Pugin glazed encaustic tile by Minton & Co depicting the Prince of Wales coat of arms.
This 5 inch square tile is adorned with three lions passant within a heraldic...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
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...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
A. W. N. Pugin Encaustic Tile Panel by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of nine 6-inch by 6-inch neo-medieval style encaustic tiles by Minton & Co (stamped); an exact match to an identical set in the British Museum attributed to architect and desig...
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Mid-19th Century English Medieval Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Minton & Co 6-inch Encaustic Heraldic Tile on Stand
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare and likely unique mid 19th century encaustic floor tile by Minton & Co (stamped) with heraldic design, depicting a bear and swan between the letter ‘B’ and a crown. This 6-inc...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
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. N. Cott...
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Mid-19th Century English Medieval Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a noble woman playing a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
A.W.N Pugin Encaustic Coat of Arms Tile by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton glazed encaustic tile attrubiting to A.W.N Pugin, depicting the coat of arms of the Comyn family, made for St Giles Church Cheadl.
This 6 inch square tile is decor...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Reclaimed Mythological Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed 8-inch clay tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped to reverse) illustrated with a mythological scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek myt...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Mythological 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 mythological scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek myth...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
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 Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
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 Mounted Objects
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 Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Minton & Co 6-Inch Tile Handpainted with Leopard & Deer
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A highly decorative antique 6-inch dust-pressed porcelain tile by Minton & Co. (stamped), glazed and hand painted with a roundel depicting a leopard pouncing on a deer in vibrant blu...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
Antique Minton Hollins & Co Tile of Cherubs
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton Hollins & Co tile depicting putti playing, a design after 18th century artist Francois Boucher.
Sourced from an ex British private co...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Minton & Co Encaustic Tile of Archangel
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton & Co encaustic tile of an archangel.
Displayed on a custom made steel stand, this tile's beauty can be admired up close in any period property looking to appreciat...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Antique Minton Hollins & Co Pineapple Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Minton Hollins & Co tile depicting a pineapple.
Displayed on a custom made steel display stand, this hand painted tile panel depicts a ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
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 Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a noble woman in roman...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
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Minton mounted objects are available for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Minton Mounted 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.