A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PERFUME BOTTLE IN THE FORM OF MONGOLIAN MAN, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, MID-19TH CENTURY the figure dressed in traditional attire, with red pants, green and pink shirt with gilt ornament, blue pointed shoes, standing on a scalloped circular gilded base, both hands placed on hips, the head detached and serving as a bottle lid, impressed Gardner factory mark and numeral 3 under base; overall height: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.) LOT NOTESLots 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.