A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PERFUME BOTTLE IN THE FORM OF MONGOLIAN MAN, PRIVATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY the figure dressed in traditional ornamental attire with red patterned pants, pale blue shirt with gilt rim and pointed yellow shoes, standing on a scalloped circulars gilded base, hands placed on hips, the head detached and serving as a bottle lid, impressed factory mark S, numeral 15, impressed numerals 32 and 836 under base; overall height: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 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.
