A Victorian Royal Worcester figure, 'Kneeling water carrier, 1886, shape 596 introduced in 1877, finely modelled as an elderly Eastern water carrier emptying his amphora into, a bowl upon a rocky circular base, finely rendered in ivory satin glaze, the figure in shot bronze and muted gold colours wearing an iron red fez, green, backstamp with date cipher underside, additional impressed stamp marked X8, height 28.5 cm