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Minton Chinoiserie Dish England Circa 1810
$430.00Made in England circa 1810, this Minton porcelain dish is a masterpiece of English Regency chinoiserie.
The hand-painted scene exhibits vibrant colors, intricate details, and a playful spirit.
The dish shows three young boys playing on a seesaw. The boys display a delightful childish innocence.
Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s drawings inspired this Minton image ( for more on Pillement, see below). The last image shows an image of Pillement’s work.
The underside of the plate shows the Minton mark in underglaze blue with pattern number 539.
Dimensions: Diameter 8.25 in. x H 1.5 in.
Condition: Excellent
For more information on the Chinese Sports Series, see Loren Zeller’s article “Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s Recueil de Plusieurs Jeux d’Enfants Chinois: A Review of the Artist’s Work as Source for 18th and 19th Century Ceramic Designs” in the Northern Ceramic Society Journal, Volume 32, June 20
Jean-Baptiste Pillement was a French painter and designer known for his exquisite and delicate drawings and the engravings done after his drawings. The drawings influenced the spread of the Rococo style, particularly the taste for chinoiserie throughout Europe. For an image of an item from this Minton pattern made 1805-1810, see The Dictionary of Minton by P Atterbury & M Batkin, pg 19.
Also see English Ceramics Circle Transactions Vol 33 2023: Loren Zeller, Tracing the Source of Chinoiserie Design in 18th- and 19th-Century Ceramics. -
Large Antique Majolica Planter Made Circa 1880 Turquoise Ground & Green Leaves
$5,800.00This exquisite 19th-century majolica jardiniere and underplate by Minton was handpainted in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, around 1880. The jardiniere measures an impressive 17″ across the handles it is adorned with a delightful design of green oak leaves and light brown acorns that stand out beautifully against the turquoise background. The handles, in the shape of twisting oak branches, add a touch of elegance and sophistication to the design, further enhancing its overall appeal. The soft lavender-pink interior of the planter creates a lovely contrast to the exterior and provides a perfect backdrop for any plants or flowers you choose to display.
Dimensions: 17″ across handles x 15″ diameter x 13″ tall
Condition: Excellent
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Dozen Antique Porcelain Soup Dishes Large Minton England, circa 1860
$780.00Made by Minton circa 1860, this set of a dozen large porcelain soup dishes has a timeless elegance. The lavish gilding along the edge beautifully complements the classic pattern of linked chain design on the border. The rectangular black links are elegant, sophisticated, and versatile. These soups will seamlessly blend with other styles that are bold and colorful or minimalist and chic.
Dimensions: 10.25 x 1.25″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Dozen Neoclassical Ironstone Dinner Plates Made by Minton circa 1860
$960.00This set of excellent dinner plates has bold decoration showing confronted griffons, urns overflowing with fruit and flowers, and cameos of Mercury, the Roman god of speed, all displayed on deep red ground. This intricate, classically designed pattern is alive with movement. In the 19th century, this was one of Minton’s most admired patterns.
Dimensions: The plates measure a generous 10.25″ in diameter.
Condition: Pieces have overall craquelure (see images #3 and #4) the condition is appropriate to age.
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Seven Antique Porcelain Botanical Cabinet Plates Made by Minton Circa 1825
$4,200.00Bardith has been in business for 58 years. The flowers on these cabinet plates are among the most beautiful we have ever owned. They are both flamboyant and natural. The plates were made and hand-painted at Minton, an English factory, in the early 19th century, circa 1825. Each plate displays a single fabulous botanical flower filling the center and stretching onto the border. Several plates show butterflies and other insects hovering around the flower. The edge of each dish is beautifully gilded.
This set consists of seven plates with the Minton mark and the names of each flower on the reverse: Iris Pallida, Tawny Day Lilly, Convolvulus Minor, Double Nasturtium, Eastern Poppy, Anemone, RudbeckiaDiameter of the desserts: 8.9″
Condition: Excellent
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19th Century Minton Ornithological Porcelain Dessert Service
$2,900.00A partial dessert service by Minton, hand-painted with ornithological scenes after designs by Joseph Smith. The service comprises two small compotes and four dessert dishes.
This Minton dessert service is a stunning example of English porcelain craftsmanship. Intricate apple-green lattice designs are enhanced with gilding. The compotes’ feet and dishes’ rims are reticulated, further contributing to the set’s delicacy. The reticulated shape is known as the “Devon” shape. The most special feature of this service, however, are the meticulously rendered (and labeled) ornithological scenes, which point to a 19th-century spirit of scientific classification. One dish features the impressed wheel date mark for 1872.
Dimensions:
Compotes – 6 1/2 in. Dm x 4 1/2 in. H (11.8 cm H x 16 cm D)
Dishes – 9 1/4 in. Dm x 3/4 in. H (2 cm H x 23 cm D)Condition: Excellent. Some light staining to the body of one plate.
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Antique Drabware Dish by Job Ridgway 1802-1808 Decorated with a Hawk
$280.00Made in England by Job Ridgway 1802-1808, this incredibly rare oval-shaped Drabware dish shows a hawk perched on a log. The image is crisp. According to the online Ridgway pattern book, this is Ridgway pattern 235, which is part of “Birds from Bewick.”
“This black & iron-red decoration is the same as that on Ridgway bone china Patterns 317 and 500″.
The hawk is printed in great detail in simple monochrome gray; we get a feeling for this bird’s ferocity.
The background is printed in monochrome orange, which has a softer feel than monochromatic gray.
The use of the two colors printed on the warm drabware is eye-catching.
The brilliant gilding around the border and the edge add to the dish’s beauty.
The underside of the dish has pattern number 235.
Dimensions: 10″ x 7″ x 1.75″ height. Condition: Excellent Ref : https://ridgwaypatternbook.org.uk/. Where it says ” Pattern 235 Birds from Bewick.
This black & iron-red decoration is the same as that on Ridgway bone china Patterns 317 and 500. “
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