A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A FRESH FISH VENDOR, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY modelled after Jean-Baptiste Le Prince's 1767 print Le Marchand de Poissons Vivants, the man dressed in a brown winter overcoat with mittens and a pair of lapti, holding a covered basket on top of his head, standing on a circular beige base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, impressed factory mark and numeral 30 under base; overall height: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 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.