Porcelain

This is a very charming plate made by Minton in circa 1885 and painted by the famous porcelain artist Antonin Boullemier. The plate has an image of three putti who are shooting birds...

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...

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...

A sublime pair of porcelain spill vases having scalloped edges, gold leaf, eye catching Tiffany blue patterned decoration, and seated cherubs. Mar...

As we approach the holiday season, this complete Minton for Tiffany dinner service for 12 will work with many decorating themes to dress up any even...

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...

This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "wat...

A very decorative pair of porcelain plates depicting Putto at Play, by Minton. English, dated 1881. Impressed Marks for Minton and year Cypher for 1881. Each plate is fine...

Dramatic and large Minton Centerpiece in the form of a pierced basket upheld by three full sized "Putti"s in celadon green and crisp white. The basket handle is of interlaced ribbons...

A fabulous and rare set of 12 Mintons artist signed dinner plates with hand painted borders, trimmed in acid etched gold. What makes these plates special is the subtle variation of n...

This amazing set of nine Mintons, 19th century cabinet plates depicting young nymphs in fanciful, bucolic settings are beautifully and realistically painted on a soft aqua background...

Personal dinnerware made exclusively for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) for use aboard his Flagship Corsair, built in 1890. This 6” Flagship Corsair vegetable side plate bowl by Mint...

A fine Minton porcelain bottle shaped vase c.1840. Finely decorated with a panel containing painted fruits by Thomas Steel with a border of richly tooled gilding by John Robins in typical Minton’s Sevres...

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...