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Antique Minton Teacup & Saucer Set with Enamelled Turquoise Geometric Border
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Antique Minton Teacup & Saucer Set with Enamelled Turquoise Geometric Border

19th century
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An antique Minton teacup & saucer decorated with a geometric border of turquoise enamel. Dates to c.1870.

Excellent condition; no chips, cracks or crazing. Gilt and pattern in good order with some minor wear.

Can be shipped safely worldwide.

Date of Manufacture

White Robin Antiques has dated this Antique Minton Teacup Set to the 1870s.

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Description
An antique Minton teacup & saucer decorated with a geometric border of turquoise enamel. Dates to c.1870.

Excellent condition; no chips, cracks or crazing. Gilt and pattern in good order with some minor wear.

Can be shipped safely worldwide.

Date of Manufacture

White Robin Antiques has dated this Antique Minton Teacup Set to the 1870s.

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SA1232118
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A white bone china teacup and matching saucer decorated with a turquoise enamelled geometric band and gold rim.
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Archive I A white bone china teacup and matching saucer decorated with a turquoise enamelled geometric band and gold rim.

Antique Minton Teacup & Saucer Set with Enamelled Turquoise Geometric Border

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A white bone china teacup and matching saucer decorated with a turquoise enamelled geometric band and gold rim.
Antique Minton teacup & saucer set with enamelled turquoise geometric border
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A white bone china teacup and matching saucer decorated with a turquoise enamelled geometric band and gold rim.
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  • ObjectTeacups & Saucers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBone China, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourWhite, Turquoise, Gold
  • MotifsGuilloche pattern, enamelled border, gilt rim, loop handle

This Victorian Minton teacup and saucer set dates to 1870 and is made from bone china with a white glaze, decorated with a turquoise enamelled geometric guilloche border and a gold leaf gilt rim, finished with a curved loop handle. The set displays minor wear to the gilt and pattern, with no chips, cracks or crazing. The photograph additionally shows pink and white macaroons in a scalloped dish, a pile of dark green books, and pink hydrangea flowers alongside newspaper print. Suitable for display on a sideboard top, this set brings an English Country House aesthetic to a table setting. It can be used for serving tea during afternoon tea gatherings or kept as a decorative cabinet piece in a living room, dining room or display cabinet.

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Minton, established in Staffordshire in 1793, became renowned for producing bone china and enamelled designs during the nineteenth century. Their porcelain teacups often featured geometric motifs and gilding inspired by classical patterns.

These pieces are constructed from bone china, composed of clay, feldspathic material, and bone ash for strength and translucency. Decorative elements include hand-applied vitreous enamel and burnished gold leaf gilding.

Authentic Minton items typically feature impressed or printed manufacturer marks on the underside, such as the Minton globe or crossed arrows motif. Pattern numbers and year cyphers are also frequently impressed into the base.

Display individual teacups and saucers inside glazed cabinets or on open sideboard shelving as accent decor. They can also be integrated into dining table settings or arranged on layered trays in dining spaces.

Wash porcelain by hand using warm water and a mild non-abrasive detergent, avoiding sponges that could wear away gold leaf. Do not place gilt china in modern dishwashers or microwave ovens.
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