Minton, Hollins & Co oak flower trough inset with 'Persian' design tiles
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th - early 20th century
This Victorian-era flower trough is constructed from oak and features an inset of six Minton, Hollins & Co 'Persian' design pottery tiles. The trough is designed with a stepped bottom rim and square panels at each end, housing a removable zinc insert equipped with a drainage pipe.
The six dust-pressed tiles, each measuring approximately 20cm x 20cm, are decorated in an Iznik-style pattern. The motif consists of poly-lobed cartouches containing arabesques with lotus flowers and split palmettes, rendered in cobalt blue, turquoise, and gilt outlines against a white ground. The reverse of each tile features a moulded grid pattern for improved adhesion, with the maker's mark and 'patent tile works Stoke on Trent' impressed within.
The overall dimensions of the trough are 136cm in length, 33.5cm in depth, and 42.5cm in height. This piece reflects the late 19th-century English manufacturing interest in replicating traditional Turkish ceramic designs, utilizing industrial production techniques such as dust-pressing.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- oak, zinc, pottery
- Dimensions
- 136cm x 33.5cm x 42.5cm
Technical characteristics
- Manufacturing method
- dust-pressed
Design
- Colours
- cobalt blue, turquoise, gilt, black, white
- Pattern
- Iznik-style arabesque with lotus and palmettes
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Minton, Hollins & Co
Catalogue references
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