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Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs

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It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white ground. This works with many different styles and colorways and provides the host with many options. Even though it is extensive, it could easily be combined with other patterns to make it work for an even larger gathering or as a foundation for a mix and match setting. The condition is excellent and may never have been used-Dare I say pristine! The sizes are very contemporary, practical and ready for your next dinner party. This was a very rare and sought after pattern, first made in 1987. Also included are the extensive and elusive serving pieces which complete the fabulous table setting. Priced by the piece, this set would retail for over $100,000.00! 23 dinner plates, 10.75" diameter x 1" height 18 luncheon plates, 9" diameter x 1" height 22 dessert or salad plates, 8" diameter x 0.5" height 23 tea cups, 3.5" diameter x 3" height 23 saucers, 5.75" diameter x 0.75" height 22 bread and butter plates, 6.5" diameter x 0.5" height 14 dessert bowls, 5.25" diameter x 1.75" height 18 two-handled soups and saucers, 5.5" diameter x 3" height 17 espresso cups and 18 saucers, 3" diameter x 2.25" height teapot, 8.5" diameter x 9" height sugar, 6" diameter x 4.5" height creamer, 5.25" diameter x 4" height 2 gravy boats, 8.25" diameter x 4" height 2 gravy boat underplates, 8.25" diameter x 1" height 2 covered vegetable tureens, 10.75" diameter x 6.75" height soup tureen, 12.75" diameter x 8.75" height 3 oval platters, 13.5" diameter x 10.5 1 oval platter 16.25 x 12.25 2 oval serving bowls, 9" diameter x 3" height.

Creator:
Minton (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 232
Style:
Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Gilt
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1987
Condition:
Seller Location:
Great Barrington, MA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU83314697143

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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.

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