A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PEASANT WOMAN COOKING, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY
realistically modelled, seated on a wood bench and preparing a meal, a jar and pot by her feet, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, numeral 47, impressed factory mark and numeral 7 under base; overall height: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 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.