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Worcester Porcelain Trio - Dragons in Compartments Pattern c1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
mark to all Origin : Worcester, England Colour : Polychrome Pattern : Dragons in compartments pattern
Category

Antique 1770s British George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester Plate Porcelain Dragon in Compartments Ptn. 75, Ca 1800
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality porcelain Plate or Dish, all hand painted in the Dragon in Compartments
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of “Dr. Wall” Worcester Bengal Tiger/Dragon Porcelain Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of “Dr. Wall” Worcester Bengal Tiger / Dragon in Compartment Porcelain Plates, Late 18th
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Plate, Coalport, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
In the "Dragon in Compartment" pattern.
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Painted Dragon Night Stand/End Table
Located in Pomona, CA
of dragon on the front. Very sturdy. It has two open doors compartment on the front with antique
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Painted Dragon Tall Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
Cabinet has 4 double open doors compartment on the front with antique hardware and Tibetan art dragon
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Majestic Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Dragons, Theater Characters
Located in New York, NY
, where delicate wires form compartments that are filled with vibrant and lustrous enamel. The dragons
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Double Dragon Vases
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Double Dragon Vases, 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Switzerland 1986, pg.37. This luxurious and varied work is known as the Cassirer dragon rug’ from the name of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Switzerland 1986, pg.37. This luxurious and varied work is known as the Cassirer dragon rug' from the name of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Late 19th Century Venetian Carved Giltwood Jardiniere with a Figure of Dragon
Located in Dubai, AE
front ones carved in the shapes of dragons. The jardiniere compartment is painted in off-white and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Mirrors and ...

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (late 1800's) Cloisonné Vase Phoenix & Dragon 12”
Located in Portland, OR
partitions, creating intricate compartments known as "cloisons." These compartments are then meticulously
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Italian 19th Century Carved Walnut Cassone Chest with Putti and Winged Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, flanked on each side by pull-out drawer compartments, each with carvings of a single Putto. The swagged
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Jewelry Box with Drawers with Hand Carved Bird and Dragon Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
compartments we found Chinese porcelain tea cups. It is because of these many compartments that this gilt and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese 1900 Qing Dynasty Bodhisattva Altar Temple-Pagoda In Wood And Carvings
Located in Miami, FL
at the sides, with a pair of scrolling detailed cantilever handles carved with dragons with the
Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Ivory

Chinese Paint Decorated Two Door Cabinet with Carved Gallery and Top Lid
Located in Milford, NH
posts and hinged lid, opening to two upper storage compartments, over a case with two doors, opening to
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rare 17th Century Baroque Ebony with Silver Cabinet, Antwerp, Wunderkammer
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
cabinet. With a secret compartment in the slide top. The cabinet is inlaid with fine engraved silver
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Silver, Brass

19th century French Silver and Mother-of-pearl Cheese Knives Box, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
compartments covered with blue velvet. Finely engraved decoration of Asian characters and plants. Four feet in
Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Spectacular Pair Large Round Tulip Vases or Tulipieres, 19th Century
By De Grieksche A
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
with an extra compartment for water for the middle spouts. The vases have a handle on each side in the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Antique Chinese Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
standing on four carved winged Dragon's feet. The border on this Sewing Box is beautifully decorated
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Antique Chinese Sewing Box
19th Century Antique Chinese Sewing Box
H 6.3 in W 14.18 in D 10.24 in
Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet
Located in London, GB
immortals in relief, with the roof surmounted by a dragon. The door reveals and drawer and ten compartments
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood, Ebony

Unique Swedish Art Deco, Modern Neoclassical Cabinet, Carl Malmsten Signed, 1932
By Carl Malmsten
Located in New York, NY
delicately constructed of inlaid birch and elmwood depicting a scene of Saint George and the dragon on the
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch, Ebony, Maple

Antique Abstract Verneh Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
squarish compartments, usually in horizonal rows of two per panel. Within the squares are large backward S
Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Abstract Verneh Rug
Antique Abstract Verneh Rug
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Gabriel Viardot Signed 19th Century French Chinoiserie Music Cabinet
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in North Miami, FL
vertically arranged compartments that provide a sophisticated storage solution for your cherished music
Category

Antique 19th Century French Music Stands

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigar Case
By Wing Nam & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, all on a matte background. The ornamentation to the cover
Category

Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

Japanese Meiji Period Komai Inlaid-Iron Pagoda Model
Located in London, GB
. Scenes of dragons which in Japanese culture are considered as the protectors of mankind fill all panels
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Architectural Models

Materials

Gold, Iron

Compact lacquered black and gold powder puff mirror - Art Deco - 1920 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
the edge Golden interior. Winged dragon motifs in the center and geometric shapes. Beautiful symmetry
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Metal

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
-shaped drop pulls, each secured to brass plates etched with abstract dragons and interlocking coins. A
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Altar Table, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
on the outside. Exquisitely carved dragon design in the front and back. The top is detachable, to
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Painted Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
archaistic dragon heads. The lacquer finish has aged beautifully with a wondrous patina adding rich character
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigarette Case
By Zee Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
chased decorated iconic Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, on a matte background, incorporating a
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Modern Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Maximalism Meets Beguiling Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
captivating masterpiece features a dragon pictorial scene in a visual feast of bold earth-tone colors and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Caucasian Rug - Rare Caucasian Carpet, Caucasus Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
, the formerly square compartments filled with trees, are replaced here with “Memling” guls, most
Category

Antique 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

"Japonisme" Cylinder Desk Att. to G. Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
is decorated with an engraved dragon. Opening this cylinder reveals many compartments with adjustable
Category

Antique 1880s French Japonisme Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Rare Japanese Traveling Cabinet Oi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
and a large lower compartment with doors covered in lacquered paper painted with gilt mons and a
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Japonisme Mother of Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Display Cabinet after Viardot
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in London, GB
top, a middle split into an open and closed compartment, and an open lower tier. The L-shaped upper
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Furniture

Materials

Metal

Chinese Export Silver Tea Set with Original Box Zee Wo
By Zee Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
-relief dragons with tightly chased scales, slithering with open claws, one of the most auspicious motifs
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver

19th Century SE Asian Highly Carved Wooden and Gilded Floor/Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
'dragons'. The back and side walls of the entire piece consist of hand-carved fretwork to allow back light
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Cambodian Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Pattern 75 Dragons in Compartments Saucer D
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
A chamberlain Worcester porcelain pattern no 75 Dragons in compartments or Bengal Tiger saucer dish
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Embossed Flying Dragons Tibetan Cabinet
Located in Merrimack, NH
This phenomenal antique Tibetan cabinet is a rare find. The vivid hand-embossed flying dragons
Category

Antique 1890s Tibetan Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pine

Chinese Dragon and flower Painting on Emerald Green Cloisonné Vase, 1910s
Located in Paris, FR
Cloisonné technique, enamel powder, metal base. Two dragons representing spiritual strength and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Monumental Antique Wooden Dowry Trunk, made in India
Located in Blacksburg, VA
, peacocks, blossoms, and horses or dragons. The decorative motifs across the front total eighty-one. Each
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

20th Century Cabinet from China
Located in Santa Fe, NM
has two sets of doors and two internal drawers plus a secret compartment. The lower cabinet is carved
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

20th Century Cabinet from China
20th Century Cabinet from China
H 102 in W 49.5 in D 21.5 in
Japanese Elaborately Carved Wood Bench Seat, Meiji Period, Stunning Condition
Located in Birmingham, AL
of phoenix birds rising with dragon carvings on top of the bench. Each dragon and phoenix is
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Meiji Benches

Materials

Onyx

Japanese Desk and Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oriental Desk and Chair set of Rosewood. Extremely ornate carving of dragons and fanciful rendering
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Desks

Materials

Wood

Japanese Desk and Chair
Japanese Desk and Chair
H 50 in W 46 in D 29.5 in
Intricately Painted Large English Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
compartments each with bone pulls and double seals, one for black tea and one for green, raised on winged
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

19th Century, French, Walnut, Renaissance Revival Secretaire
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French, Carved Walnut, Renaissance Revival Secretaire with Hidden Compartment. The
Category

Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
profusely decorated; the shaped back with a dragon scene and gilt finials to the corners, above a pair of
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Secretaires

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Writing Cabinet
H 60 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
Very Large and Exceptional Carved Walnut Wall Clock with Imaginary Monsters
By Charles-François Rossigneux
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
from Antiquity, flanked on either side by two inverted winged-dragons with reptile-like tails coiled
Category

Antique 1870s French Baroque Revival Wall Clocks

Materials

Walnut

A Worcester Dragon in Compartments Punch Bowl
Located in Katonah, NY
This very popular pattern is known as "Bengal Tiger","Dragon in Compartments" or "Kylin in
Category

20th Century English Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Dragon in Compartments Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Katonah, NY
Antique porcelain punch bowl painted in the dragon in compartments pattern also known as the Bengal
Category

Antique 19th Century French Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

A Dozen Dragon in Compartments Worcester Porcelain Plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
This very popular English pattern is known as "Bengal Tiger","Dragon in Compartments" or "Kylin in
Category

Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Dragons in Compartments Porcelain Punch Bowl Made, circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE IT: Anytime we find "Dragons in Compartments" we're happy! We are pleased to offer this
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vases in Dragon in Compartments Pattern
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a rare pair of vases decorated with a very popular pattern known as Dragon in Compartments
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A Chamberlain Worcester 'Dragon in Compartments' plate c.1796
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Exeter, GB
the popular ‘Dragon in Compartments’ pattern number 75 painted with stylized dragons in panels
Category

Antique 18th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Worcester Porcelain Sucrier, Dragons in Compartments, Barr Period, c. 1795
By Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
vibrant enamels, with the ‘Dragons in Compartments’ pattern. Having twin moulded ring handles, heightened
Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Breakfast Cup Chamberlains Worcester, Dragons in Compartments
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
is decorated with the famous "Dragons in Compartments" pattern. A breakfast cup is a large sized
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Worcester Dragon in Compartments Tea Cups and Saucers
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of three (the image shows four cups, one was sold) Chamberlain Worcester Dragon in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

A Dozen Tea Cups and Saucers in the Worcester "Dragon in Compartments" Pattern
By Royal Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
-shaped panels.This very popular pattern is known as "Bengal Tiger","Dragon in Compartments", or "Kylin in
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Breakfast Cup, Dragons in Compartments, Ca 1800
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
is decorated with the famous "Dragons in Compartments" pattern. A breakfast cup is a large sized
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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Dragons In Compartments For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of dragons in compartments for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct dragons in compartments — often made from ceramic and porcelain — can elevate any home. Dragons in compartments have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Dragons in compartments bearing Regency or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made dragons in compartments over the years, but those made by Chamberlains Worcester, Coalport Porcelain and Royal Worcester are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Dragons In Compartments?

Prices for dragons in compartments can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, dragons in compartments begin at $415 and can go as high as $9,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,100.
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