SOLD – Chamberlain’s Worcester ‘Dragon In Compartments’ Plate

Description

Heading :Chamberlain’s Worcester porcelain plate
Date : c1805
Period : Georgian
Marks : Chamberlain’s Worcester No 75
Origin : English
Colour : Polychrome green & burnt orange
Pattern : ‘Dragon In Compartments’
Features : Polychrome decoration includes a  chrysanthemum which represents autumn and a long life in Chinese cultrure. a gilded border and the dragons from which the pattern takes it’s name.
Size : 1 inches tall by 8 3/16 inches in diameter
Condition : Minor ware excellent condition
Restoration : None
Weight : 336 grams

Additional Information : This pattern is known as Bengal Tiger. Dragons in Compartments. or Kylin in Compartments. It is an exotic English peice inspired by the Chinese exports of the Kangxi period. A number of other English manufactories also used a variation of this pattern. Worcester. Coalport and Minton to name but a few.