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Minton Wall Decorations

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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
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.
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1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Minton White Majolica Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Minton white Majolica oyster plate. Dated 1880.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica strawberries plate signed Minton.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica cobalt strawberries plate signed Minton.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Aqua Oyster plate Minton.
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1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton. With yellow flowers.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

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).
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

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...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Wood

A.W.N. Pugin Glazed Coat of Arms Tile by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique A.W.N. Pugin glazed encaustic tile by Minton & Co depicting the coat of arms of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. This 6 inch square tile is adorned with a rampant ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Clay

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...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Wood

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
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...
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Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Earthenware

Set of 6 Antique Barrowclough & Sanders Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of six early 19th century tiles decorated Barrowclough & Sanders on a Minton tile. In Neoclassical style, each 5 inch tile showcases classically dressed figures, musicians, an...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Clay

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Kingfisher Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An Arts & Crafts Minton tile in the Kingfisher pattern, designed by Christopher Dresser, ca. 1870. Arts & Crafts designer Christopher Dresser’s works were true to the movement’s c...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Earthenware

19th Century Majolica Strawberries Minton Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica strawberries plate signed Minton.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

Minton, A. D. Holland, Hand Painted China Cabinet Plate, U.K, circa 1950's
By Minton
Located in Chatham, ON
MINTON - Arthur Dale Holland (Artist/Painter, 1896-1979) - Fine and rare vintage bone china cabinet plate - hand painted - featuring a display of fr...
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Mid-20th Century British Romantic Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Gold Leaf

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).
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

White Majolica Neptune Platter Minton, circa 1865
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica mythological platter which features four figural panels molded with Juno, Neptune, Mercury and Selene signed Minton, circa 1856. This platter had a rare turquoise blue back...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Oak

Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875. These tiles are beautiful examples of Arts & Crafts pottery. Arts & Cr...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Earthenware

Reclaimed Minton Tile Panel of Panoramic Seascape
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of reclaimed Minton blue and white glazed tiles depicting a panoramic seascape. Comprising of 95 six-inch tiles and displayed on a custom m...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Clay

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19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
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19th-century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
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19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
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Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
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Minton Set of 4 Porcelain Plates in Italianate Gilt Frames, a. Boullemier, 1882
By Minton
Located in London, GB
On offer is a stunning set of four framed cabinet plates made by Minton in 1882. The plates are painted by the famous porcelain artist Antonin Boullemier and are framed in gilt Italianate Rococo scroll frames with velvet cartouches. 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. The plates were decorated by the famous porcelain artist Antonin Boullemier, who was the son of a Sèvres porcelain decorator and was apprenticed and employed by Sèvres before moving the England in 1881, where he was employed by Minton. For many years he worked exclusively for Minton as one of their most celebrated artists; later on his career he started working freelance from his own studio at home for various factories. Boullemier is known for beautiful portraits, cupids and mythological subjects and both 18th Century and contemporary styles. These plates are decorated with charming scenes of a lady and the set may have been meant as depictions of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. On the first plate you see a young girl standing in the fields, a vegetable garden with bean stalks in the background. It looks like a very British spring day; perhaps sunny but not very warm. On the second plate we see a lady in a dune landscape, the blue sea glittering behind the dunes in the background. The lady's cheeks are flushed - this is obviously a hot summer day. On the third plate you see the lady and a black and white dog in an autumnal forest, spotting a deer that seems to be about to run away. In true Boullemier style, the deer in the background is slightly hazy, creating a realistic mood of an autumnal forest. On the fourth plate we see the lady with a brown dog...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Minton Majolica Fruit and Flowers Tile
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica tile which features an assemblage of fruit, flowers and leaves, including an apple, a lemon and a pinecone. Ribbons on either side. Colouration: turquoise, green, whi...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica Fruit and Flowers Tile
Minton Majolica Fruit and Flowers Tile
H 7.9 in W 7.9 in D 1.6 in
19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Victorian Majolica aqua oyster plate signed Minton.
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1860s French Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

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, t...
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Majolica

19th Century Minton's China Delft Blue and White Oyster Plate
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Located in Austin, TX
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1880s English Japonisme Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Faience

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Christopher Dresser for Minton English Arts & Crafts Floral Pottery Tile
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Located in Astoria, NY
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Minton Majolica Wall Brackets, Merbabies with Fishnets and Bulrushes, 1859, Pair
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Located in Banner Elk, NC
Pair of Minton Majolica Wall Brackets, Modeled as a Girl and Boy Baby Merchildren, each wearing a wreath of bullrushes and wrapped in fishing nets against clumps of green glazed rushes. Impressed marks to reverse include the letter 'M' and Minton date cipher for 1859. In Susan Weber's three-volume tome, MAJOLICA MANIA, recently published by Yale University Press, Martin Levy discusses Royal Patronage of Minton majolica: "Though many of the items ordered by the queen and prince consort in the late 1850s have been dispersed, surviving examples in the Royal Collection include...a pair of wall brackets, each in the form of a merchild wrapped in fishing net, which was given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert for her birthday in 1858." Additionally, Weber includes a photo from 2019 of an interior scene of the Royal Dairy at Windsor, which clearly shows the female bracket installed to the wall.* For 30 years we have been among the world's preeminent specialists in the finest antique majolica. Susan Weber, MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Vol One, p. 179. *Weber, Vol. One, p. 80. Sotheby's New York, English Majolica From a Private Collection, Sale number 6958, Lot number 159, March 11, 1997. Identical pair sold at Sotheby's but lacking the wooden wall shelves...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Wall Decorations

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Majolica

Minton wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Minton wall decorations 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 wall decorations, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original wall decorations by Minton were created in the Victorian style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall decorations by Wedgwood, John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter, and John Frederick Herring Sr.. Prices for Minton wall decorations can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $350 and can go as high as $19,112, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,400.
Questions About Minton Wall Decorations
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Minton 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Minton 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    China 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.

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