Two Rsian Porcelain Figures of Coachmen Gardner Porcelain Factory, first half 19th centuryBoth with impressed Gardner factory mark and numbers to underside. (2).(H: 7 3/4 in. (taller); H: 7 1/4 in. (shorter))ProvenanceProperty formerly in the collection of Harry J. Haon II (1901–1989).Thence by descent.Footnote:NoteBoth figures are after illtrations by K.A. Zelenstov for an 1817 issue of The Magic Lantern, a Rsian journal that featured serialized illtrations of different types of Rsian professions and people. For related examples, see: Christie's, London, November 27, 2017, lot 317, and Christie's, London, June 4, 2018, part lot 279.