A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PEASANT GIRL WITH A BASKET OF BERRIES, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1830S
realistically modelled after an 1817 illustration by K.A. Zelentsov in Magic Lantern (Volshebnyi Fonar') magazine, the young peasant woman in blue sarafan with raspberry-colored belt and gilt patterned kokoshnik, her long hair braided with raspberry-colored ribbon, holding a basket of berries, on a circular shaped base, impressed Gardner factory mark and numeral 2 under base; overall height: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)

LOT NOTES
Lots 276-328 in this auction come from the estate of a prominent New York collector of European heritage. After purchasing his first Gardner figurine more than 20 years ago, he developed an interest in Russian porcelain figures, and amassed a formidable collection over the next two decades, paying particular attention to quality of craftsmanship and authenticity.