Complete service for 12 of Minton for Tiffany Neoclassical Style Gilded Plates. Here is a rarely available 22-karat gold on ivory ground complete service for 12 from Minton, Stoke-on Trent, England. The set includes dinner, salad, dessert and bread plates, as well as double-handled cream soups with underplates and teacups with saucers. One extra dinner plate is provided for 97 pieces total. This Minton pattern was so popular that it was in production from 1915 until Minton ceased gold encrusted production some time in the 1980s. This is a rare chance to own a spectacular gilded dining set. Would be fantastic at holiday time or for an elegant dinner party. The plates feature 4 large rectangular panels containing a neoclassical style ornament composed of a central lotus flower and scrolling acanthus, these panels are separated by 4 smaller panels that contain a quatrefoil ornament composed of four linked lotus flowers that surround a beaded oval that itself encloses a diamond form. All this design is rendered in 22-karat raised paste gold, and 22-karat acid etched gold bands surround the panels, plate well and plate rim. The service consists of. 13 dinner plates, 10 1/2″ wide, 12 salad plates, 8 7/8″ wide, 12 dessert plates, 7 3/4 wide, 12 bread and butter plates, 6 1/4 wide, 12 double-handled cream soup or bullion. Cup: 4 1/2 wide, 2″ high, saucer: 6 1/4″ wide 12 teacups and saucers, cup: 4 1/2 wide, 2″ high, saucer: 5 3/4″ wide 97 pieces in total. Inquire about 12 demitasse available in this pattern. Condition: Outstanding, appear to have never been used, Date Cypher for 1947. Pattern H3030, one of Minton’s famous “G” and “H” patterns of heavily gilded raised paste 22-karat gold porcelain plates. Gilder mark “R” with a slash (see photo) on back. Viewing in our New York City showroom is available by appointment. Free within the continental United States. Search Terms: Minton china, Minton sets, gilded china sets, english porcelain sets, antique china sets, real gold china sets.