A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAN BREAKING ICE, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, the man wearing a winter overcoat, mittens and a fur trimmed hat, driving a pick into the ice, with a barrel and kovsh on a sledge, on a white circular ice-like base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, impressed factory mark and impressed numeral 7 under base; overall height: 27 cm (10 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.