A well-modelled Minton Parian figure of Colin Minton Campbell

An impressive Minton Parian figure of Colin Minton Campbell, after Brock, marked Mintons and dating from 1887. Campbell holds a tazza and rests his hand on a majolica stand featuring two storks.

Colin Minton Campbell (1827-1885) was a grandson of Thomas Minton (1765-1836), who founded the Minton porcelain company in Stoke-on-Trent in 1789.  Campbell held a number of public offices including Mayor of Stoke and Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire as well as being a partner in the Minton china business in its various incarnations.

The original bronze statue by Thomas Brock, of which this is a copy,  is over 2 m high and was originally unveiled by the Duchess of Sutherland in 1887. It has had various locations in Stoke and is now standing outside the Sainsbury’s supermarket built on the Minton factory site.

The figure is illustrated in The Parian Phenomenon page 87 fig 135.

Height:47cm (18½“)

Condition: Excellent: Just a firing line between the coat and the pedestal and some kiln dust spots on the chest of the front stork and the left hand. There are some tiny nicks round the top edge of the base.