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Dimensions
3.9ins high, 4.5ins wide, 3.1ins depth
Circa Date
Victorian, circa 1861
Description - ID#22710
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features oak leaves and acorns to the sides and a snail to the handle. Colouration: brown, green, yellow, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1861.
Maker: Minton and Co. Ltd
English maker - The most famous producer of Victorian Majolica and Europes leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era.
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Bottle kilns at the Minton factory. (Photo credit: themintonarchive.org.uk)
- Period of Operation:
- 1793-1968
- Period of Interest:
- 1848-1920
- Other Names:
- Mintons
- Afterwards Called:
- Became Mintons 1875 -1968. Bought by Royal Doulton in 1968.
- Country:
- England
- Region:
- The Potteries, Staffordshire
- Town:
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Street:
- London Road
- People:
- Herbert Minton, Leon Arnoux, Colin Minton Campbell. Celebrity artists Lessore, Kirkby, Comolera, Henk, …
- Awards/Accolades:
- Displays of Majolica at many international exhibitions earned Minton worldwide recognition and rewards. Exhibitions include: New York (1853), Paris (1855), London (1862), Paris (1867), London (1871), Vienna (1873), Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878).
- Typical Styles:
- Renaissance-revival, Medieval, Classical, Rococco, Gothic, Naturalistic, Oriental (Japanese, Chinese), Egyptian.
- Notes on Marks:
- Usually impressed mark. Sometimes also date cypher, pattern number.
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- Design Rating:
- 1 - Unsurpassed in their creativity and design excellence.
- Glaze Rating:
- 1 - In the top tier for technical quality of decoration and glazing.
- Desirability Rating:
- 1 - One of the most desirable makers and highly sought after.
- Output Rating:
- 1 - Comparitively high volume output, during our period of interest.
- Price Rating:
- 1 - Command a higher price than the average maker.
Condition Summary*
Very Good. Virtually free from damage, wear, manufacturing defects (kiln effects) and/or restoration, which where present, in no way detracts from the piece.
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Dimensions: 3.9ins high, 4.5ins wide, 3.1ins depth