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Minton Platters and Serveware

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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 English Minton Flow Blue Transferware Ironstone Serving Platter
By Minton
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th-Century English Minton flow blue transferware ironstone serving platter, circa 1840. Maker's marks on reverse. This beautiful...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

1874 Minton Chinese Blue and White Transferware Platter
By Minton
Located in Sheffield, MA
An antique 19th century Minton Chinese blue and white transferware platter. It has a lovely pastoral scene. The underside is marke...
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Pottery

Extensive Antique Minton Pottery Earthenware Dinnerware "BRUNSWICK" 1880s
By Minton
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Beautiful antique Minton pottery dinner service with black transferprinted pattern "BRUNSWICK" and hand coloured Sky Blue band. Very extensiv...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

17 Piece Minton Porcelain Dessert Service with Tazze
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A 17 piece Minton porcelain dessert service with tazze English, 19th century Measures: Plate: height 2cm, diameter 24cm Tazze: height 12.5...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

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 Platters and Serveware

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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 Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Minton Majolica Game Pie Tureen, Rabbit, Mallard and Dove, Victorian 1881
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning game pie tureen with cover made by Minton in 1881. The piece is made of majolica and has realistically relief-moulded game on the cover: a rabbit, a mallard and a ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Majolica

Large 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Minton Charger
By Minton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and beautiful hand painted charger, England, Aesthetic Movement, by Minton. The charger is 22.5 inches in Diameter with an impressed Minton mark and a black stamp Minton's Ar...
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Pottery

Minton Majolica Platter with Lattice Work and Daisy Chain Border, Dated 1880
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica platter, molded in high relief with a central medallion of leaves and a daisy, surrounded by basketweave latticework, with a continuous chain of daisies forming the b...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Majolica

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 Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Anglo-Japanese Majolica Jug by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Minton, an Anglo-Japanese Majolica jug, modelled with lily pads and flowers, on a Japanese wave ground, overall turquoise glazed, impressed marks, da...
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Late 19th Century Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Pottery

English Majolica Cherub Dish by Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Majolica serving platter or bowl by the celebrated English pottery firm, Minton. Featuring a design of a recumbent cherub or child clutching grapes upon a bed of grape leaves...
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19th Century English Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware, Pottery, Ceramic

English Victorian Majolica Chestnut Server Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica chestnut server signed Minton.   
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1870s English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Minton Hand Painted Artist Signed Fish Service with Platter, 12 Plates and Gravy
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This a complete Minton fish service that is hand painted and Artist-signed consisting of 12 plates which measure 9.75" in diameter, a sauce tureen and unde...
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Mid-20th Century English Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Minton 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Hand-Painted Fish Platter
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This fish platter is a true work of art! Classic Aesthetic Movement whimsical decoration with fish in motion and in conversation with the viewer, it has a three-dimensional feel. Rea...
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Minton Majolica Turquoise-Ground Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1878
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in turquoise, each well separated by shells and seaweed and a naturalistically molded and glazed aug...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1875
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in seafoam green, each well separated by shells and seaweed and a naturalistically molded and glazed...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Antique Majolica Minton Oyster Plate, circa 1867
By Minton
Located in Ross, CA
Antique Majolica Turquoise Oyster plate made by Minton in England in the 1867. The mold is 1323 and is stamped on the back along with Minton and the English registry stamp dating the...
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1860s English Early Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

English Majolica Aqua 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 1865. This platter had a rare turquoise blue back...
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1860s English Renaissance Revival Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Minton Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Rose Pompadour Pink Sèvres Style, Victorian, 1876
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and striking porcelain cabaret tray made by Minton in 1876 in the Sèvres style. The tray has a bright "Rose Pompadour" pink ground, an imag...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

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Previously Available Items
Minton Majolica Turquoise-Ground Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1878
By Minton
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Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1875
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1875
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in seafoam green, each well separated by shells and seaweed, the center well glazed in green and ban...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Majolica

Antique Majolica Minton Oyster Plate, circa 1867
By Minton
Located in Ross, CA
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Minton Majolica Turquoise-Ground Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1873
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
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Minton Majolica Turquoise-Ground Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1875
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Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1874
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in seafoam green, each well separated by shells and seaweed and a n...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1872
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica oyster plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in seafoam green, each well separated by shells and seaweed and a n...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Minton Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica Seafoam Green Oyster Plate, Shells and Seaweed, Dated 1872
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
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Majolica

English Majolica Aqua Neptune Platter Minton, circa 1865
By Minton
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Minton platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.

Minton platters and serveware 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 platters and serveware, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original platters and serveware 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 platters and serveware by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, Wedgwood, and George Jones. Prices for Minton platters and serveware can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $315 and can go as high as $7,008, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,495.
Questions About Minton Platters and Serveware
  • 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
    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
    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
    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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