Available for auction is a beautiful, highly collectible pair of authentic 19th-century Minton dinner plates decorated in the stunning, Chinoiserie-inspired "Lyre" pattern. Both plates showcase a vivid, traditional palette featuring deep underglaze cobalt blue scrolling motifs, vibrant hand-painted iron-red/burnt orange floral bouquets, geometric diamond trellis border details, and delicate gilt rim trimming. HISTORICAL VARIATIONS & MARKS: This pair tells a fascinating manufacturing story, as they were produced during two distinct eras of Minton's history.

Plate 1 (Left): Features an impressed "BB" (Best Body / New Stone) mark alongside a hand-painted red decorator pattern code (dating from c. 1840s–1860s). 

2. Plate 2 (Right): Features the classic blue-purple printed "Crowned Globe" mark (dating post 1873)