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A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sévres Style Inkstand C.1840
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A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sévres Style Inkstand C.1840

19th century
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A beautiful Minton porcelain Inkstand c.1840. The form of this Inkstand is the same basic shape as Minton’s ‘New Tray’ design number 245 as illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in plate 107 of his book on Minton Porcelains. This piece is exquisitely decorated with compartments of finely painted exotic birds in landscapes by Joseph Wareham within panels of raised, tooled,  chased & burnished gilding by John Robins. All reserved on a cobalt blue ground with calioute gilding. This Inkstand really shows Minton Sévres-style at it’s finest. Such a piece would have been extremely costly to produce and this is evidenced by a superb ‘Royal Déjeuner Service’ c.1840 in exactly the same pattern in the Royal Collection, illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in plate 25 of his book on Minton Porcelain.

The Inkstand is shown here with both its original fixed inkwells and lids but the central component of the tray would have originally been a small, slender taper stick which is now sadly missing.

Condition: The stand is in excellent condition with no damage or restoration and only the tiniest amount of wear. The rustic branch finial of one of the lids has been restored. 

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Declaration

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Antique Minton Porcelain Inkstand to the Victorian era.

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A beautiful Minton porcelain Inkstand c.1840.
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The form of this Inkstand is the same basic shape as Minton’s ‘New Tray’ design number 245 as illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in plate 107 of his book on Minton Porcelains.
Fine Antique English Porcelain

This piece is exquisitely decorated with compartments of finely painted exotic birds in landscapes by Joseph Wareham within panels of raised, tooled,  chased & burnished gilding by John Robins. All reserved on a cobalt blue ground with calioute gilding. This Inkstand really shows Minton Sévres-style at it’s finest. Such a piece would have been extremely costly to produce and this is evidenced by a superb ‘Royal Déjeuner Service’ c.1840 in exactly the same pattern in the Royal Collection, illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in plate 25 of his book on Minton Porcelain.

fig 1. An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles.
fig 1. A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sévres Style Inkstand C.1840

The Inkstand is shown here with both its original fixed inkwells and lids but the central component of the tray would have originally been a small, slender taper stick which is now sadly missing.

Condition: The stand is in excellent condition with no damage or restoration and only the tiniest amount of wear. The rustic branch finial of one of the lids has been restored. 

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Antique Minton Porcelain Inkstand to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1237162
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Archive I An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles.

A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sévres Style Inkstand C.1840

Archive II An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles. View II
Archive III An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles. View III
Archive IV An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles. View IV
Archive V An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles. View V
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An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles.
A very fine Minton Porcelain Sévres style Inkstand c.1840
Ref: SA1237162
An oval cobalt blue porcelain inkstand decorated with gold honeycomb diapering, hand-painted bird cartouches, and two covered inkwells with gilt branch handles.
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  • ObjectInkstands
  • Period19th century
  • StyleSevres Revival
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gold Leaf, Enamel
  • ColourCobalt Blue, Gold, White
  • MotifsOeil-de-perdrix gilding, Polychrome bird cartouches, Branch-form finials, Scrolled handles
  • SizeH 10 cm (4 in) x W 30.5 cm (12 in) x D 24 cm (9 in)

This Victorian Minton porcelain inkstand dates from around 1840 and follows a Sévres style based on Minton's design number 245. The piece is finished with a cobalt blue glaze, white cartouches, and gold leaf enrichment featuring oeil-de-perdrix diapering and polychrome bird painting. It includes an oval tray measuring 10 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, and 24 cm deep, fitted with two covered inkwells with branch-form finials, scrolled side handles, and a central well. The gilding is hand-tooled and chased, and one lid finial shows past restoration. In a modern interior, this inkstand functions as a decorative writing accessory on an office desk or library table. The surfaces display hand-painted exotic birds within landscape panels, raised and burnished gilding, and deep blue enamel work against a white porcelain body. The handles curve outward in a scrolled shape, while the lid finials are modelled as twisted rustic branches.

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During the early nineteenth century, English manufacturers such as Minton produced porcelain inspired by eighteenth-century French Sevres designs, featuring rich ground colours, heavy gilt lattice work, and hand-painted reserve cartouches.

These desk accessories were crafted from soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain, decorated with hand-applied enamel paints, and finished with burnished gold leaf gilding over molded structural details.

Authentic pieces display characteristic maker marks or impressed year codes, exceptionally fine hand-painted polychrome enamel details, and precise honey-gilding in diaper or partridge-eye patterns.

Place the inkstand as a focal point on an executive desk, a dark wood sideboard, or a library table alongside leather-bound books and brass writing instruments.

Dust gently using a soft, dry microfibre cloth or fine brush. Avoid liquid cleansers, chemical solvents, or immersion in water, which can degrade fragile surface gilding and painted enamel.
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