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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Minton Porcelain Pair Of Greek/ Roman Figures Sculptures Table Lamps
By Minton
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Minton Porcelain sculptures lamps. They are hand painted glazed white porcelain with some light turquoise ornaments. It depicts two barefoot Greek/ Roman young ladies figur...
Porcelain, Wood
Minton Bisque Figure Made into Lamp
By Minton
Located in Water Mill, NY
Minton Bisque porcelain figure of a Sea Maiden made into lamp.
Bayeux Porcelain Pair of Lamps, Canton Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Bayeux porcelain lamps on a white background with a polychromatic decoration in the Chinese Canton style porcelain. On one side, a scene with Chinese dignitaries on a cartouc...
Bronze
$2,140 / set
H 30 in W 8 in D 8 in
Midcentury Italian Modern Capodimonte Porcelain Topiary Floral Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Italian modern capodimonte porcelain topiary floral table lamps. Gorgeous handmade midcentury soft-paste Neapolitan porcelain topiary lamp...
Porcelain
$3,160Sale Price / set|33% Off
H 18 in W 8 in D 7 in
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Samson Porcelain Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An elegant pair of antique French Louis XVI style porcelain vases/lamps, each of ovoid form rising from a square stepped base with a flared pedestal foot. The bodies are painted with...
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920s English white porcelain table lamps with griffins on body. Measurements: Height of body 15.5" Height to rest of shade 27.25".
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian Porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of Body: 17" Width: 8.5"
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two table lamps. Height base 39 cm. Width 17 cm. Depth 16 cm. Total height 70 cm. Diameter shade 33 cm. Shades shown are for demonstration purposes only.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 15.25" Height to rest of shade: 23.25" Diameter:6".
Porcelain
$1,359Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of 1930's Neoclassical Ancient Roman Inspired Table Lamps
By Maitland Smith
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of vintage ancient Roman Neoclassical inspired table lamps for sale. Made of solid brass and metal, and are quite beautiful. They are in excellent original condition with some p...
Metal, Brass
Pair Of Samson Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Baluster form finely painted in the Chinese style. Bronze bases. Two light sockets. From the A.B Dick Estate. Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Converted from vases to lamps.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 10" Height to shade rest: 17" Width/depth: 7.5"
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian 1950's pale blue porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to shade rest: 25.25" Width: 9" Depth: 7".
Porcelain
$1,250
H 37.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 37.5" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light socket) x 9" W x 9" D. {3-Way...
Porcelain
A Pair of Minton Vases by Christopher Dresser as Table Lamps
By Christopher Dresser, Minton
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1880 A pair of mid nineteenth century Minton pottery vases, in Turkish Iznik style, designed by Christopher Dresser, the white ground overlaid with gilt red and blue ...
Ceramic
Vintage Minton Egyptian Pharaoh Porcelain Lamps, a Pair
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage Minton table lamps. A dramatic transfer print of Egyptian Pharaohs on a matte black background. All new hardware, wiring and ...
Marble
Minton Blue Glaze Bottle Neck Vase as a Table Lamp
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A twentieth century Minton bottle neck vase, with wonderful variegated blue glaze, now converted as a lamp. Please note: Lampshade not included. ...
Ceramic
Pair of Turquoise Minton Vases by Christopher Dresser, as Table Lamps
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Aesthetic Movement Minton porcelain vases by Christopher Dresser, with brilliant turquoise glaze and dark blue decoration, now converted as table lamps with giltwood b...
Porcelain