Minton Building and Garden Elements
English
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
Set of 9 Minton & Co Encaustic Floor Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 9 reclaimed Minton encaustic floor tiles perfect for a period cottage or townhouse. The set comprises of nine 6-inch by 6-inch tiles in Pugin style with a repeating mustard ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Clay
Set of 9 Minton & Co Encaustic Floor Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 9 reclaimed Minton encaustic floor tiles ideal for a period cottage or townhouse. The set comprises of nine 6-inch by 6-inch tiles in Pugin style with a repeating white and ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
Reclaimed Tile Splashback by Minton & Co
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 55 reclaimed Minton tiles, ideal for use as an antique tile splashback, entranceway floor or fireplace hearth in a period cottage or Victorian era property. While we have ar...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
Set of Six Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Minton Earthenware Ceramic Tiles
By Minton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A set of six (one bonus tile thrown in of a double but in bad condition) Victorian hand painted Minton China Works in Stoke-upon-Trent, England, English tiles designed by John Moyr Smith...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
A Set of 12 Antique Minton & Co. Encaustic Tiles
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Each tile stamped ‘Minton & Co’ to the reverse. These were originally used as floor tiles. We think they would make a great splash back to a basin.
Size as displayed 91.5 x 30.5 cm
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
Reclaimed Minton Encaustic Tile Splashback
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small set of 20 reclaimed Minton encaustic tiles, perfect for use as an antique tile backsplash in a period cottage or Victorian kitchen.
The set comprises of ten 6-inch by 6-i...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Pair of Antique 19th Century John Moyr Smith Ceramic Tiles, Circa 1877
By Minton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A pair of large Victorian hand painted Minton China Works in Stoke-upon-Trent, England, English tiles based on Scott's popular Waverly Novels, designed ...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Earthenware, Ceramic
Minton Majolica 'Naturalist' Jardiniere by W.S Coleman
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jardinière which features illustrated flora and fauna, including: a cockerel, a kingfisher (bird), a flowering magnolia, a lobster claw, swallows, a bee, insects and ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware
Neoclassical Style Blue Majolica Planter by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style blue Majolica planter by Minton
English, c. 1852
Measures: height 37.5cm, width 49cm, depth 42cm
This superb planter is crafted i...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Majolica
Antique & Superb Condition 7 Piece Mintons Arts and Crafts Ceramic Bathroom Set
By Minton
Located in Lisse, NL
Great shape and marvelous colors, Mintons bathroom set.
There is a special reason why this extremely rare and comprehensive set by Minton is in such amazing condition. Mind you, thi...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Ceramic
Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
English, c. 1905
Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm
This charact...
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Early 1900s English Renaissance Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Majolica
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
By John Moyr Smith, Thomas Jeckyll, Minton
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll in the style of.
A rare pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire inserts, each with twelve Minton tiles, printed in blue and white with comical designs by John Moyr-Smith from Aesop's Fables.
The designs Moyr Smith drew on these tiles are known as:-
The Dog and his shadow.
The Fox & the Goat.
The Hare and the Tortoise.
The Frogs Who Wished for a King.
The Wolf and the Lamb...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Nine Minton Arts & Crafts Period Encaustic Ceramic Tiles, England Circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A group of nine Minton Arts & Crafts period encaustic ceramic tiles decorated with geometric motifs in a striking palette of royal blue, tan, white and terracotta, one tile being of ...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Minton Aesthetic Movement Tiled Jardinieres with Lily of the Valley
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This pair of jardinieres is made of 19th century Mintons porcelain tiles which have been mounted into later constructed jardinieres. The tiles are all matching, each one decorated with lily of the valley floral motifs.
Beautifully detailed constructed beaded boxes, frame these Aesthetic Movement tiles...
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19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
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Porcelain
English Victorian Blue Majolica Nautilus Shell Pot
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian large blue Majolica porcelain jardiniere of nautilus shell shape raised on a leafy form pedestal base (signed MINTON, 1873)
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Maiolica
Large Antique Minton Yellow Majolica Shell on Seaweed Jardinière or Planter
By Minton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This enormous yellow majolica figural shell jardinière was made by the renowned Minton's factory of England in approximately 1850 in the period Victorian style. This large and substantial planter is done in a very vivid yellow with brown undertones which accentuate the details. The shell is formed on a base of a seaweed or sea grass covered rock with the same brown underglaze which highlight the cracks and crevices. There are a few spots of minor scuffs to the glaze, but this very large antique majolica...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Majolica
Minton Bamboo Garden Pots
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Minton Majolica bamboo garden pots or cache pots. Designed as molded pieces of faux bamboo tied with blue ribbon. Minton. Pattern no: 480, circa 1862 (Matching Minton garden seat...
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20th Century English Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Majolica
Minton Ram's Head Jardinière
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Majolica jardinière in rare green color with spiral fluted body, garlands of fruit and flowers, ram's head handles. Minton Renaissance piece like this one was shown at the Great Exhi...
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19th Century English Antique Minton Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Majolica
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Minton building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Minton building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original building and garden elements by Minton were created in the Victorian style in united kingdom during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider building and garden elements by Doulton Lambeth, and Carron. Prices for Minton building and garden elements can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $425 and can go as high as $14,967, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,835.
Questions About Minton Building and Garden Elements
- What is Minton Majolica?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Minton 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.
- Is Mintons china or porcelain?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022China 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.
- What are Minton tiles made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Minton 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.
- Does Minton still exist?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, 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.