Antique Minton Cabinet Plate Tortoiseshell Glaze Minton Botanical Dish - a Pair

Description

Pair Antique Minton Cabinet Plates Tortoiseshell Glaze Minton Botanical Dish English Aesthetic Interior Decor Gift Anglo-Japanese . These brown mottled … more Pair Antique Minton Cabinet Plates Tortoiseshell Glaze Minton Botanical Dish English Aesthetic Interior Decor Gift Anglo-Japanese . These brown mottled tortoiseshell glaze cabinet plates feature gilded rims and an arabesque design around a central reserve adorned with finely hand-painted botanicals. The plates are marked on the underside with an impressed MINTONS mark used after 1876 and a cross in a square date cipher, indicating the year 1884. They were crafted during the firm's heyday when several Sevres-trained artists collaborated at Minton under the guidance of its longstanding Art Director, Leon Arnoux. This pair of plates is perfect for decorating an Aesthetic-style interior or serving as a unique gift for a porcelain enthusiast. The pattern is exceptionally rare, and we have never seen another example. Their most recent provenance is from a prominent Long Island North Shore estate, and they are in very good condition with crazing typical of earthenware as shown. The price is for the pair, and both are available.

Measurements: 8 1/2" diameter approximately. less