Mintons Ltd. was a prominent British ceramic manufacturer that was established in Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 1793 by Thomas Minton and was an independent business from 1793 to 1968. The company quickly gained a reputation for producing high-quality ceramics, and in 1849, it was appointed the official pottery supplier to the Queen.

One of Mintons' most notable contributions to the ceramic industry was the development of a new type of ceramic body, known as "Parian ware," in the mid-19th century. Parian ware was a white, unglazed porcelain that was named after Paros, the Greek island renowned for its fine-textured, white Parian marble, used since antiquity for sculpture. Minton's parian ware was designed to resemble marble, and was used to create a variety of decorative objects, including busts, figurines, and vases.

Mintons also became known for its innovative and high-quality designs, which often featured intricate more...

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Good hand painted Minton display plate blossom decorated, gilt…

Hand-painted Minton Blossom Display Plate

Good hand painted Minton display plate blossom decorated, gilt rim, marked to base and # H4869, diameter 27 cm

Minton display plates (three) Balmoral castle, Glamis castle &…

Minton Bone China Display Plates (Set of Three)

Minton display plates (three) Balmoral castle, Glamis castle & floral. Bone china, signed. With gold gilt border. Diameter 26.5 cm

Antique pair Minton brown ware display plates, hand painted…

Minton Brown Ware Display Plates with Nature Motifs

Antique pair Minton brown ware display plates, hand painted bird and blossom decoration to 1, grazing deer decoration to the other, hexagonal shape, impressed mark to bases. Diameter 23 cm (each)

Two Minton porcelain plates, of circular form, decorated with…

Minton Porcelain Plates with Chinoiserie Designs

Two Minton porcelain plates, of circular form, decorated with with vases and flowers on one and the other with exotic birds amongst flowers, both in Chinoiserie, diameter 26 cm (2)

A Minton plate, late 19th century, decorated with three…

Minton Plate with Blue Scrolls and Flowers

A Minton plate, late 19th century, decorated with three feathered blue scrolls and a conforming gilt border, three individual posies of flowers and various sprigs on a white ground; impressed Minton mark underside and additional mark, diameter 24.5 cm

Four Minton dishes, along with two plates and a Royal Stafford…

Minton dishes, Royal Stafford jug & bowl with plates

Four Minton dishes, along with two plates and a Royal Stafford jug and small bowl (8)

Six Villeroy & Boch plates, pair of Minton plates, and…

Assorted Plates: Villeroy & Boch, Minton, Cove

Six Villeroy & Boch plates, pair of Minton plates, and Australian Cove plate, approx 29 cm diameter and smaller (9)

Mid 19th century Mintons cabinet plate

Mintons 19th Century Cabinet Plate

Mid 19th century Mintons cabinet plate

Pair antique Minton hand painted plates floral pattern with…

Antique Minton Floral Plates with Gilt Border

Pair antique Minton hand painted plates floral pattern with gilt border, design # 5590 to bases, diameter 23 cm approx, each.

Burgess vintage platters, Minton etc

Vintage Platters: Burgess, Minton, and More

Burgess vintage platters, Minton etc

Mintons pheasant oval plate

Mintons Oval Pheasant Plate

Mintons pheasant oval plate

Mintons china tazza on footed base

Mintons Footed Tazza in Fine China

Mintons china tazza on footed base

Late 19th century Minton vegetable tureen & plate, 27 cm…

Minton Vegetable Tureen & Plate (Late 19th Century)

Late 19th century Minton vegetable tureen & plate, 27 cm diameter approx, as inspected

Antique Minton meat platter circa 1880, 37 cm x 30.5 cm

Antique Minton Meat Platter (1880) - 37 x 30.5 cm

Antique Minton meat platter circa 1880, 37 cm x 30.5 cm

Two various Minton bone china plates

Pair of Minton Bone China Plates

Two various Minton bone china plates

Pair of Victorian Minton cabinet plates hand painted with rural…

Victorian Minton hand-painted rural scene cabinet plates

Pair of Victorian Minton cabinet plates hand painted with rural scenes, 23.5 cm.

Mintons maroon and gilt plates and jug, some with a New York…

Mintons Maroon and Gilt Plates and Jug

Mintons maroon and gilt plates and jug, some with a New York retailer to base

Four Minton plates, possibly 'Byzantine' pattern Square with…

Gilded Byzantine Minton Plates, Set of 4

Four Minton plates, possibly 'Byzantine' pattern Square with rounded corners. Gilded and enamelled. Stippled deep blue with inner octagonal reserve of foliate design. 22 cm

Antique Mintons Parian plate embossed blossom decoration,…

Mintons Parian Blossom Plate, 20cm

Antique Mintons Parian plate embossed blossom decoration, diameter 20 cm

Antique Mintons lidded tureen and under plate with gold…

Antique Mintons Gold Embossed Tureen & Plate with Peace Bird

Antique Mintons lidded tureen and under plate with gold embossed decoration and Peace bird crest, circa 1895,the back is marked 'Manufactured For Phillips 175,176 and 178 Oxfords London and 'Minton' in center

Two Minton Amherst Japanese Imari plates, 22.5 cm diameter

Pair of Minton Japanese Imari Plates, 22.5 cm

Two Minton Amherst Japanese Imari plates, 22.5 cm diameter

A Minton yellow ground 'Oxford Embossed' dessert plate, circa…

Minton Yellow Ground Dessert Plate, 1830

A Minton yellow ground 'Oxford Embossed' dessert plate, circa 1830, pattern 1464. Provenance: Amanda Macfarlane, bay tree house Antiques, Hampshire, 1979, purchased for £35, the undulating rim with a gilded edge enclosing a custard yellow border with…

A pair of octagonal Minton 'Redware' Barbotine cabinet plates,…

Minton Barbotine Octagonal Plates, 1876

A pair of octagonal Minton 'Redware' Barbotine cabinet plates, circa 1876, decorated in the manner of William Mussill, in red brown colours with beaded and gilded rims, one enamel decorated with a bird upon a blossom stem, the other with a deer grazing,…

Minton cabinet plate - retailer Mortlocks, Oxford St

Mortlocks Cabinet Plate: Minton's Elegant Masterpiece

Minton cabinet plate - retailer Mortlocks, Oxford St

Mid 19th century Minton server & 6 plates 19 cm diameter

Minton Server & 6 Plates Set

Mid 19th century Minton server & 6 plates 19 cm diameter

A Mintons cabinet plate. Diameter 23 cm

Mintons Cabinet Plate, 23cm Diameter

A Mintons cabinet plate. Diameter 23 cm

19th century Mintons 'Fruits and Butterflies' hand painted and…

Mintons Fruits and Butterflies Cabinet Plate

19th century Mintons 'Fruits and Butterflies' hand painted and enamelled cabinet plate

Mintons gilded plate, with chain link decoration, 23 cm diameter

Minton's Gilded Chain Plate - 23cm Diameter

Mintons gilded plate, with chain link decoration, 23 cm diameter

Pair of possibly Minton plates. Painted English flowers within…

Minton Plates with English Flowers and Gilt Border

Pair of possibly Minton plates. Painted English flowers within green with a yellow and gilt border, circa 1830.

A pair of Minton Japan pattern plates, circa 1810, pattern 558,…

Minton Japan Garden Scene Plates

A pair of Minton Japan pattern plates, circa 1810, pattern 558, decorated with a garden scene featuring banana style hands, foliage and a bridge, in the typical cobalt, iron red and green palette with gilt enrichments, unmarked, diameter 17 cm

A Minton gilded bone china advertising plaque and a set of…

Minton Advertising Plaque and Personalized Number Plates

A Minton gilded bone china advertising plaque and a set of personalised 'Minton' number plates, 20th century the number plates for Victorian registration

Mintons painted signed castle display plate painted castle…

Signed Castle Display Plate with Gilded Border

Mintons painted signed castle display plate painted castle decoration, signed H. Fean, gilded border on cobalt blue ground, marked to base and # G9402, diameter 22 cm.

Set of six 19th century Minton porcelain plates, of circular…

Minton Porcelain Floral Plates

Set of six 19th century Minton porcelain plates, of circular for, decorated with central floral motifs, surrounded by moulded woven surrounds, with gilt and cobalt borders, diameter 23.5 cm (6)

Fine Minton cabinet plate of circular form, decorated with…

Turquoise Pike Plate with Gilt Accents

Fine Minton cabinet plate of circular form, decorated with central roundel, painted with Pike surrounded by rich turquoise ground. With gilt leaf motif accents, diameter 27 cm

Three pieces of European Imari porcelain, comprising Minton…

European Imari Porcelain Trio

Three pieces of European Imari porcelain, comprising Minton plate, Aairdinger sectional dish and unmarked bowl (3)

Minton wall plate decorated with St Michael's mount, Cornwall.…

Minton Wall Plate, St Michael's Mount, Cornwall 1881

Minton wall plate decorated with St Michael's mount, Cornwall. Impressed back stamp Mintons 1881. Unsigned. Diameter 30.5 cm

Victorian Minton blue flow platter and another, with Willow…

Victorian Minton & Willow Ware Platters

Victorian Minton blue flow platter and another, with Willow pattern by Woods Ware, 25 cm wide and 31 cm wide

Minton 'Tiffany & Co' display plate, with hand painted floral…

Hand-painted Floral Minton Tiffany & Co Display Plate

Minton 'Tiffany & Co' display plate, with hand painted floral decoration, signed H Steele, 22.4 cm diameter

A fine Minton cupid cabinet plate, 1880s, decorated with a…

Minton Cupid Cabinet Plate

A fine Minton cupid cabinet plate, 1880s, decorated with a cupid in puce poised to shoot a bird with an arrow, upon a pale green cream ground, the gently lobed edges with a gilt dentil border, impressed Minton mark underside with triple date cypher,…

Set four Mintons oyster plates, each marked to base. Diameter…

Mintons Oyster Plates Set of Four

Set four Mintons oyster plates, each marked to base. Diameter 24 cm (each).

Pair of Minton blue & white transfer printed soup plates,…

Minton Blue & White Oriental Soup Plates

Pair of Minton blue & white transfer printed soup plates, decorated with an oriental scene. Retailers marks 'Rose & violet wreath in cartouche, Pellat & green, London'

Minton hand painted and signed cabinet plate, crimson border…

Hand-painted Minton cabinet plate with fruit and gilt highlights

Minton hand painted and signed cabinet plate, crimson border with gilt highlights with fruit to centre

A pair of Minton neoclassical plates, each with cobalt borders,…

A pair of Minton neoclassical plates, each with cobalt borders, heightened in gilt, with central gilt monogramme, diameter 25 cm. (2)

1866 A set of three Minton painted and gilt cupid decorated…

Minton Cupid Decorated Dessert Plates Set

1866 A set of three Minton painted and gilt cupid decorated dessert plates, cypher mark for 1865 comprising a comport and two plates each with pierce work rims 24 cm diameter

Set of Mintons exotic bird plates and small plates (five+five)

Minton's Exotic Bird Plates and Small Plates Set

Set of Mintons exotic bird plates and small plates (five+five)

Fine quality Mintons cabinet plate, in gilt, to the back…

Mintons Cabinet Plate with Parisian Escalie de Cristol Decoration

Fine quality Mintons cabinet plate, in gilt, to the back Escalie de Cristol Paris, the young girl painted to the front and signed by Poitevin

Two gilded Minton plates

Gilded Minton Plate Pair

Two gilded Minton plates

Ornate Minton gilt floral display plate

Minton Gilt Floral Plate

Ornate Minton gilt floral display plate

Victorian Mintons 'Putti & Goat' plate moulded edge, to central…

Victorian Mintons Putti & Goat Plate

Victorian Mintons 'Putti & Goat' plate moulded edge, to central decoration, marked to base, circa 1870s, diameter 26 cm.

Twelve possibly Minton plates, circa 1850, each with flowers…

Antique Minton Plates with Rose Du Barry Border

Twelve possibly Minton plates, circa 1850, each with flowers with a rose du barry border.

19th century Minton porcelain plate with hand painted and…

Hand-painted Minton porcelain plate with gilding

19th century Minton porcelain plate with hand painted and gilding decorations

A group of three Minton plates, torquoise ground and lake scenes

Turquoise Minton Plates with Lake Scenes Trio

A group of three Minton plates, torquoise ground and lake scenes

Minton tazza, pink ground and floral centre

Pink Floral Minton Tazza

Minton tazza, pink ground and floral centre

Victorian Mintons platter 'Cockatrice' pattern, retailed by…

Victorian Mintons Cockatrice Platter by Thomas Goode & Co

Victorian Mintons platter 'Cockatrice' pattern, retailed by Thomas Goode & Co. London, 50 cm wide approx.

A signed Minton Aesop's Fable plate, circa 1880, with unclear…

Minton Aesop's Fable Plate, Handpainted, Signed

A signed Minton Aesop's Fable plate, circa 1880, with unclear date cypher. The plate with a reticulated border and a basket weave edge, handpainted with the classic fable of the fox and the crow and signed Edouard Rischgitz lower left; impressed mark…

19th century Minton hand painted plate signed by Antonin…

Hand-painted Minton plate by Boullemier

19th century Minton hand painted plate signed by Antonin Boullemier, 22.8 cm diameter

A Minton 'Oxford embossed' dessert plate, circa 1830, pattern…

Minton Embossed Floral Dessert Plate

A Minton 'Oxford embossed' dessert plate, circa 1830, pattern 1454, a scallop edged plate with relief moulding and decorated with loose floral posies and sprigs, pattern number only underside, diameter 24 cm

A Minton plate, circa 1850, the lobed plate with six scalloped…

Minton Fruit and Flower Plate

A Minton plate, circa 1850, the lobed plate with six scalloped cartouches enclosing sprays of fruits and flowers upon a cobalt ground, and centred with basket spilling a loose bouquet, impressed mark underside Diameter 24 cm

A signed hand-painted Minton cabinet plate with pierce-worked…

Hand-painted Minton Cabinet Plate with Pierce-worked Border

A signed hand-painted Minton cabinet plate with pierce-worked border signed R Pilshnar. Faintly impressed mark to base with registration diamond.

A Mintons Art Pottery Studio earthenware charger, late 19th…

Mintons Earthenware Charger with Middle Eastern Girl Portrait

A Mintons Art Pottery Studio earthenware charger, late 19th century painted with the head of a girl in Middle Eastern dress illegible impressed mark to the base 39 cm diameter

Three English cabinet plates, circa 1870 and later comprising a…

English Cabinet Plates, 1870- Girl Portraits and Insects

Three English cabinet plates, circa 1870 and later comprising a Brownfield & Son flower and insect decorated plate, a Minton portrait plate of a girl in purple cloak and a portrait plate of a girl in a feathered hat the largest 55 cm diameter

Two Minton painted and gilt cabinet plates, year cyphers for…

Minton Painted and Gilt Cabinet Plates

Two Minton painted and gilt cabinet plates, year cyphers for 1873 and 1880 comprising a plate painted with the cresting of the 82nd Prince of Wales volunteers regiment and a plate decorated with a central circular cartouche of a shipwreck at sea 24 cm…

A set of three Mintons ornithological cabinet plates, year…

Mintons Ornithological Cabinet Plates (1885)

A set of three Mintons ornithological cabinet plates, year cypher for 1885 24.5 cm diameter

Two Minton painted and gilt figure decorated cabinet plates,…

Minton Painted Cabinet Plates, Circa 1865

Two Minton painted and gilt figure decorated cabinet plates, circa 1865 each impressed Minton, cypher mark illegible the largest 24 cm diameter

An unusual hand painted Mintons cabinet plate, dated 1879 25.5…

1879 Mintons Hand Painted Cabinet Plate

An unusual hand painted Mintons cabinet plate, dated 1879 25.5 cm diameter

A set of four Mintons Arthurian legend painted and gilt…

Mintons Arthurian Legend Cabinet Plates - Set of Four

A set of four Mintons Arthurian legend painted and gilt portrait cabinet plates, cypher mark for 1883 24.5 cm diameter

Minton porcelain plate, decorated with hand painted Caernarfon…

Minton porcelain plate, decorated with hand painted Caernarfon castle and gilding, against turquoise border, signed by the artist, diameter 27 cm

Pair of Mintons plates, porcelain plates with hand painted…

Hand-painted nautical Mintons porcelain plates

Pair of Mintons plates, porcelain plates with hand painted nautical scene decoration and blue border with gilding, diameter 23.8 cm

Mintons wall charger highland castle. Hand painted. By J Evans.…

Hand-Painted Highland Castle Wall Charger

Mintons wall charger highland castle. Hand painted. By J Evans. Impressed marks to back. Diameter 39 cm

Pair of Minton porcelain cabinet plates, of circular form, each…

Minton Porcelain Cabinet Plates with Floral Decoration

Pair of Minton porcelain cabinet plates, of circular form, each decorated flowers and foliage on a pale duck egg colour glaze, with pierced and gilt Greek key decoration, impressed factory and date registration mark to base, diameter 24 cm (2)

A set of four Minton painted and gilt floral decorated cabinet…

Minton Floral Cabinet Plates, 1890

A set of four Minton painted and gilt floral decorated cabinet plates, circa 1890 unmarked, 24 cm diameter

A pair of Minton blue ground painted and gilt botanical plates,…

Botanical and Floral Plate Trio

A pair of Minton blue ground painted and gilt botanical plates, circa 1870 together with a Coalport floral decorated green ground cabinet plate the largest 23.8 cm diameter

A Mintons pottery charger painted with a scene of Portsmouth…

Mintons Charger: Portsmouth Harbour Scene (1881)

A Mintons pottery charger painted with a scene of Portsmouth harbour, year cypher for 1881 signed J. Dalton 30.5 cm diameter

Ornate Minton gilt floral display plate diameter 27 cm

Minton Gilt Floral Display Plate (27cm)

Ornate Minton gilt floral display plate diameter 27 cm

Two Minton H3951 pattern etched gold on ivory large plates

Minton Etched Gold Ivory Plates - Set of 2

Two Minton H3951 pattern etched gold on ivory large plates

Minton cabinet plate 'Edinburgh Castle' signed Wood

Signed Minton Cabinet Plate: Edinburgh Castle by Wood

Minton cabinet plate 'Edinburgh Castle' signed Wood

Minton, Arthurian Legend portrait porcelain plate with pink…

Arthurian Legend Porcelain Plate with Pink Border & Gilding

Minton, Arthurian Legend portrait porcelain plate with pink border and gilding decorations

Mintons aesthetic period insect and floral scene cabinet plate…

Mintons Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, 1880s

Mintons aesthetic period insect and floral scene cabinet plate c.1880's, diameter 23 cm

A pair of reticulated fruit and flower porcelain plates, circa…

Reticulated Fruit & Flower Porcelain Plates

A pair of reticulated fruit and flower porcelain plates, circa 1840s, in the Minton style, both with broad basket weave pierced borders, one with beautifully handpainted roses and foliage centrally and with fruit cartouches; the other with peaches and…

Early Mintons hand painted & gilt cabinet plate

Mintons Hand-Painted Gilt Cabinet Plate

Early Mintons hand painted & gilt cabinet plate

A Victorian Minton style dessert service of two low compotes…

Victorian Green and Gilt Dessert Set

A Victorian Minton style dessert service of two low compotes and six plates decorated in green and gilt, circa 1900

Mintons porcelain plate, decorated with extensive gilded border…

Gilded Turquoise Plate by Mintons

Mintons porcelain plate, decorated with extensive gilded border and turquoise sectional medallions

Pair of Minton cabinet plates ladies of fashion. Hand painted…

Minton Hand Painted Cabinet Plates, 1881

Pair of Minton cabinet plates ladies of fashion. Hand painted china. With Arts & Crafts style. By G Davidson. Impressed Mintons base stamp. Cypher date 1881 935. Diameter 25 cm

Minton's handpainted shell design cabinet plate

Handpainted Shell Cabinet Plate by Minton

Minton's handpainted shell design cabinet plate

Three bird series Minton porcelain plates retailed by John…

Minton Bird Plates by John Mortlock (1885)

Three bird series Minton porcelain plates retailed by John Mortlock C1885 24 cmdiameter

Meat plate, c. 1868 Minton & Co. England, with butterfly &…

1868 Minton & Co. England Meat Plate with Insect Decoration

Meat plate, c. 1868 Minton & Co. England, with butterfly & insect decoration, cm, length 50 cm, width 39 cm

Minton cabinet plate 1880. Cream earthenware with pierced rim,…

1880 Minton Cat & Goldfish Pierced Plate

Minton cabinet plate 1880. Cream earthenware with pierced rim, cobalt transfer of cat & goldfish. Marks to base with cypher for 1880, diameter 23 cm

1883, painted with the head of a girl A Mintons Art Pottery…

1883 Girl Head Charger

1883, painted with the head of a girl A Mintons Art Pottery Studio earthenware charger, year cipher for 1883 painted with the head of a girl impressed marks and the initials E.B.C. to the base 39 cm diameter

Minton, set of twelve porcelain dessert plates, square with…

Hand-painted Porcelain Dessert Plates Set

Minton, set of twelve porcelain dessert plates, square with hand painted decoration, printed factory's mark to undersides (12), length 22 cm

Minton collector's plate, hand painted fruit in an apple green…

Hand-painted Fruit Collector's Plate with Gilded Border

Minton collector's plate, hand painted fruit in an apple green border with gilding

A Minton's cabinet plate decorated by Antonin Boullemier, circa…

Minton's Cupid in Sou'wester: Boullemier's Marine Lantern Plate

A Minton's cabinet plate decorated by Antonin Boullemier, circa 1880, featuring a cupid wearing a sou'wester seated upon a seashell and holding a marine lantern, signed lower right of image, a. Boullemier, and enclosed by a tooled and relief gilt border,…

Minton porcelain set of six plates and two footed bowls…

Turquoise Floral Porcelain Set with Gilding

Minton porcelain set of six plates and two footed bowls decorated with hand painted flowers and gilding against turquoise ground

Pair Victorian ornithological cabinet plates, c.1880's, English,…

Victorian Minton Hand-Painted Bird Cabinet Plates

Pair Victorian ornithological cabinet plates, c.1880's, English, hand painted porcelain, impressed verso: 'Minton' with Victorian diamond, Registration printed mark

Antique Minton stilton platter and cover, circa 1830, 33 cm…

Antique Minton Stilton Platter & Cover, Circa 1830

Antique Minton stilton platter and cover, circa 1830, 33 cm high approx.

Antique Minton meat platter, with diamond shaped registration…

1851 Minton Meat Platter with Diamond Registration Mark

Antique Minton meat platter, with diamond shaped registration mark that indicates circa 1851, 54 cm x 42.5 cm

Minton porcelain part cake service, in 'Cockatrice' pattern,…

Minton Cockatrice Porcelain Cake Service (15 pieces)

Minton porcelain part cake service, in 'Cockatrice' pattern, comprising twelve plates, cake tazza and two serving bowls (15)