A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A DANCING PEASANT WOMAN, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY
realistically modelled, wearing traditional Russian attire, including a blue dress and a yellow apron, and holding a flower-patterned white handkerchief, upon a squared grass base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, numeral 118, and impressed factory mark under base; overall height: 24.3 cm (9 5/8 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.