Antique English Minton Majolica Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Oyster Plate Ca. 1865

Antique English Minton Majolica porcelain oyster plate with cracker well, circa 1900, rare multi-coloring and luster glaze.

Rare Early Antique English Hand-Painted Minton Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "Mintons" (with an s) in a Vivid Pink Color with Blue and Green detail, Circa 1875.

Fabulous Antique English porcelain Bombay design oyster plate with large cracker well, signed "Mintons Co.", circa 1890s. Intricate pattern in blue and cream colors.

Rare antique 19th century English Majolica porcelain cobalt & turquoise oyster plate, circa 1880.

Rare Antique English Thomas Minton Majolica Porcelain Revolving 4 Tier Oyster Server, Circa 1870-1880. Hand-Painted and Molded in the Art Nouveau Style with Colors of Blue, Green, Pu...

Unusual Antique English "S. Fielding Co." Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, Circa 1890. Uniquely Hand-Painted with Multi-Colored Wells on a Turquoise Background.

A lovely pair of antique English Minton white porcelain oyster plates. These fine quality oyster plates are a nice large size and have a beautiful shell design and gilt edge. Impress...

A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine quality oyster plate has six wells and is hand painted in a beautiful blue green teal / ...

A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine quality oyster plate has six wells and is hand painted in a beautiful blue green teal / ...

A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine quality oyster plate has six wells and is hand painted in a beautiful blue green teal / ...

Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862. Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The Schottenstein family were Lithuanian immigrants who began an extensive business empire in the late 19th Century. Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture. It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery and The Mazel Company. These superb quality Minton plates are from a dessert service shown at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London. The plates testify to the enduring influence of 18th Century Sèvres on the tastes of Victorian high society. The designs are far from being mere copies, however; while there are recognisable Sèvres elements, they are arranged in entirely new and delightful ways. On the rim are four imitation cameo heads of classical deities en grisaille on a red-brown ground, within oval reserves wreathed in laurel. The profiles are individually painted; compare, for instance, the winged helmeted heads of Hermes/Mercury and you will spot subtle differences. The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner...

Pair Antique French Majolica Hand-Painted Blue & Green Porcelain Plates, Circa 1900.