An early W. & R. Carlton Ware 'Grecian figures' tea pot and stand, circa 1896, decoration pattern 604, registration number 289951'sprigged-Ware' in alternating bands of grey-green tones divided by gilt lines, the spreading cylindrical body applied with a continuous frieze of Apollo and the muses in white relief below a band of linked floral garlands to the top, the cover and circular stand conforming, the crown and swallow printed factory mark and painted decoration number underside. Height 15 cm. (pot) diameter 16.5 cm. (stand)